Ransdale Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Argentina

Ransdale Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ravensdale.' There is a Ravendale, a hamlet, in the parish of Muggington, Derbyshire But probably several places of this name exist. With the corrupted Ransdale, compare Rainscroft for Ravenscroft, or Ransley for Ravensley.

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Ransdale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Ransdale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ravensdale.' There is a Ravendale, a hamlet, in the parish of Muggington, Derbyshire But probably several places of this name exist. With the corrupted Ransdale, compare Rainscroft for Ravenscroft, or Ransley for Ravensley. v. Raven.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English and Scandinavian) belonging to Ravensdale; or Dweller at Raven’s Dale [the genit. of Old English hrœfn = Old Norse hrafn, a raven (a common pers. name) + Old English dœl-Old Norse dal-r, a valley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Ravensdale (Raunsdale); a location name in Derbyshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Ransdale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ransdale is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ransdale? popularity and diffusion

Ransdale is the 3,100,440th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Ransdale live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 14,498,357. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: South Carolina, where 20 percent live, Florida, where 16 percent live and New Jersey, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Ransdale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ransdale has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 49 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ransdale Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ransdale surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Ransdale earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rainsdale941/
Ransdalle940/
Ranssdale940/
Ransdal931/
Ransdalerh891/
Ramsdale882,219/
Ransdall8840/
Ronsdale8826/
Ramsdal80459/
Rahanjdale782/
Ramsdahl75171/
Ramsdall7578/
Ramsdail7534/
Ransdoll750/
Roynesdal7117/
Reinåsdal7115/
Reinsdall711/
Romsdal67261/
Ramjdal671/
Romsdahl63136/
Ramzdali631/
Romsdall631/
Romshdahl591/

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