Ransby Surname

624,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Ransby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ransby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Denmark1171:48,2454,995
England701:795,97243,050
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ransby Last Name Facts

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

Ransby is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ransby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 624,505th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 14,842,252 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Ransby reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Ransby is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 206 people, or 1 in 1,759,509. In The United States it is most numerous in: Georgia, where 64 percent reside, California, where 5 percent reside and Ohio, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States Ransby is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 24 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Ransby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ransby has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 10,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 103 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ransby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ransby surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ransby last name are 9.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.88% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ransby earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.82% less than the national average, earning 246,336 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 123.8% more than the national average, earning R 531,828 per year; in United States they earn 15.28% less than the national average, earning $36,556 USD per year and in Canada they earn 79.45% more than the national average, earning $89,158 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rainsby9222/
Ransbey927/
Ramsby83357/
Ronsby835/
Ransbe830/
Ramsbey7743/
Reinsby7715/
Rosinsby711/
Ransve6720/
Ransvi675/
Rosensbay672/
Ransui672/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ransby
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis