Ramssey Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Ramssey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ramssey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ramssey (7) may also be a first name.

Ramssey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ramssey Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ramssey is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramssey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Ramssey is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Ramssey reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,548,448th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 7 people.

Ramssey is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 33 percent live, North Carolina, where 33 percent live and Virginia, where 33 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Belgium, where 25 percent live.

Ramssey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ramssey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ramssey last name rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ramsey92117,893/
Ramssy920/
Ramsses868/
Rasmsey864/
Ramseys862/
Rammsey862/
Rramsey861/
Ramseya861/
Ramszey861/
Ramsiey861/
Ranssey860/
Ramseey860/
Ramse83723/
Ramsy83597/
Ramseyii803/
Raumnsse801/
Rammsses801/
Ramsay7749,100/
Ramsis776,501/
Ramses772,173/
Ramser771,185/
Ramzey77525/
Ransey77246/
Ramsøy77237/
Romsey77149/
Remsey77121/
Rammsy7795/
Ramsue7784/
Ramsie7762/
Ramsøe7760/
Ramsee7749/
Ramshe7737/
Ramsyi7713/
Ramset7713/
Ramsoy7710/
Ramsze777/
Ramcey777/
Ramsas775/
Ramsés775/
Ramsei775/
Ramshy774/
Ramseh774/
Remssy774/
Ramsiy773/
Ramsed773/
Ramsuy772/
Reamse771/
Ramsez771/
Ramsys771/
Ransse771/
Ramshed712,484/
Ramsiej71979/
Ramjass71561/
Ramsier71490/
Ramssis71141/
Ramsett7179/
Ramsayi7151/
Ramsher7142/
Ramsiya7129/
Ramshay7127/
Ramsche7127/
Ramsess7122/
Raumsay7111/
Ramseer717/
Ramsesh715/
Ramseed714/
Ramjess714/
Ramsaye714/
Raimser714/
Ramseid714/
Ramsiss714/
Ramsees713/
Ramsehe712/
Ramcess712/
Ramgess712/
Ramsaya712/
Ramsaie712/
Ramseeh711/
Ramshas711/
Ramshea711/
Ramshet711/
Ramsish711/
Ramzass711/
Ramjiss711/
Rammsay711/
Romnsey711/
Ranssay711/
Ramsayè711/
Ramsiyo711/
Ramsheh711/
Reamsie711/
Ramnses711/
Rainsey710/
Rannsey710/
Raimsay710/
Ramsous710/
Ransser710/
Reamses710/
Ramzy6762,056/
Ramsi671,017/
Ramsahye67866/
Ramsa67792/
Ramze67695/
Ramge67683/
Ramschie67584/
Ramsahay67419/
Ramsheed67240/
Ransy67216/
Ranse67185/
Ramssiss67137/
Remse67105/
Romse6780/
Ramshead6775/
Ramcy6770/
Romsy6760/
Ramje6742/
Ramshaye6726/
Ramshesh6715/
Remsy6713/
Ramshiya679/
Ramce678/
Ramshger678/
Ramshaie677/
Ramsheer675/
Ramsyiah674/
Ramshaya672/
Ramshish672/
Ramsheeh672/
Ramsahei671/
Ramshihe671/
Ramsiyah671/
Ramshyie671/
Ramsohye671/
D'Ramsay671/
Ramxy671/
Ramsheep671/
Rahmsher671/
Rhansser670/
Reamsedt670/
Ramsowes670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ramssey
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