Where Does The Last Name Ransom Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Ransom (Arabic: رانسوم, Hindi: रैनसम, Marathi: रनसोम, Russian: Рансом) is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ransom? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 19,617^th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 260,623 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Ransom live; 83 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ransom is also the 124,877^th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,284 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 21,831 people, or 1 in 16,603. In The United States Ransom is most common in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Georgia, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 60 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Ransom Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Ransom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ransom surname grew 445 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 470 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 850 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ransom Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Ransom are 9.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.81% registered with the party.

The amount Ransom earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.69% more than the national average, earning R 400,860 per year; in United States they earn 8.14% less than the national average, earning $39,635 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.2% more than the national average, earning $49,780 CAD per year.