Ring Surname
Approximately 50,848 people bear this surname
Ring Surname Definition:
This ancient surname is common throughout Germanic and Nordic countries. It has also been imported into the the United Kingdom and has a unique origin in Ireland. This surname probably has various origins in Britain, though little evidence is available to determine which.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20,260 | 1:17,890 | 2,268 |
| South Sudan | 7,926 | 1:1,440 | 291 |
| Germany | 7,371 | 1:10,922 | 1,387 |
| England | 2,527 | 1:22,049 | 3,085 |
| Sweden | 1,918 | 1:5,134 | 488 |
| Canada | 1,643 | 1:22,426 | 3,064 |
| Ireland | 1,521 | 1:3,096 | 571 |
| Australia | 1,379 | 1:19,576 | 2,719 |
| Denmark | 822 | 1:6,867 | 627 |
| Poland | 638 | 1:59,575 | 9,379 |
| Russia | 469 | 1:307,299 | 31,316 |
| France | 439 | 1:151,305 | 23,468 |
| Austria | 363 | 1:23,458 | 3,674 |
| Norway | 324 | 1:15,871 | 1,918 |
| Hungary | 291 | 1:33,733 | 3,679 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Papua New Guinea | 229 | 1:35,606 | 4,235 |
| Israel | 172 | 1:49,754 | 6,556 |
| New Zealand | 172 | 1:26,327 | 4,610 |
| Kazakhstan | 152 | 1:116,332 | 12,425 |
| Wales | 123 | 1:25,159 | 2,628 |
| India | 118 | 1:6,500,554 | 147,901 |
| South Africa | 116 | 1:467,049 | 38,892 |
| Argentina | 114 | 1:374,942 | 29,068 |
| Thailand | 114 | 1:619,635 | 105,115 |
| Netherlands | 110 | 1:153,520 | 22,896 |
| Finland | 85 | 1:64,667 | 7,355 |
| Scotland | 85 | 1:62,986 | 5,075 |
| China | 81 | 1:16,880,513 | 972 |
| Malaysia | 78 | 1:378,131 | 19,929 |
| Belarus | 71 | 1:133,818 | 19,062 |
| Brazil | 71 | 1:3,015,131 | 88,032 |
| Estonia | 69 | 1:19,157 | 3,287 |
| Indonesia | 69 | 1:1,916,655 | 121,671 |
| Slovenia | 65 | 1:38,272 | 7,167 |
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| Marshall Islands | 35 | 1:1,481 | 370 |
| Belgium | 30 | 1:383,221 | 41,070 |
| Philippines | 29 | 1:3,490,973 | 149,374 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Switzerland | 27 | 1:304,182 | 24,091 |
| Cambodia | 26 | 1:595,659 | 4,477 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Czechia | 23 | 1:462,325 | 50,029 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| Mexico | 21 | 1:5,910,772 | 31,438 |
| Pakistan | 21 | 1:8,506,852 | 44,204 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| United Arab Emirates | 18 | 1:509,015 | 23,390 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Slovakia | 15 | 1:355,763 | 48,124 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 1:733,548 | 3,685 |
| Paraguay | 10 | 1:723,675 | 8,089 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Bhutan | 2 | 1:308,020 | 1,264 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 857 | 1:5,169 | 866 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,152 | 1:21,159 | 2,991 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:46,130 | 2,397 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:170,146 | 6,794 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:8,164 | 1,328 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,238 | 1:11,850 | 1,535 |
Ring (4,785) may also be a first name.
Ring Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This ancient surname is common throughout Germanic and Nordic countries. It has also been imported into the the United Kingdom and has a unique origin in Ireland. This surname probably has various origins in Britain, though little evidence is available to determine which. It is usually suggested that the surname was assumed by someone who made rings, wore a ring, or rang a church bell. Given that there are no known occurrences of the name 'Ringmaker' and the small number of people who plied such a craft, this origin is suspect. It is highly likely the surname would have been assumed by someone who wore a ring, particularly as this origin has been documented on the continent. It is also likely the surname would have been adopted by a bell-ringer, as evidenced by the surnames Bellringer and Ringbell. In Europe, the surname also has also been adopted from house names.
In Ireland, the surname is an Anglicization of the Gaelic, 'Ó Rinn' -'the son of Rinn.' This is confirmed by the high incidence of Rings, and derivatives of Rinn in County Cork. See Rinn, Reen etc. As a surname it means, 'descendant of Rinn.'
- 1207. Eilwinus Ring, of Norfolk: Rotuli chartarum in Turri Londinensi
- 1303. Woutren den Ring, of Brugge: Meertens Instituut
- 1360. Robert Ryng, of Ireland: Chapters in the Administrative History of Mediaeval England
- 1402. Robert Bradshagh acquired from John le Ring and Joan his wife a burgage and a half burgage by the churchyard: Scarisbrick Deeds
- 1425. Robert Ryng, of Enfield: A Calendar to the Feet of Fines for London & Middlesex
- 1437. Ricaut van Rixingen weert in den Gulden Rinck, Tongeren: Meertens Instituut
- 1455. Gertruyt metten Rijnghen, Den Bosch: Meertens Instituut
Ó Rinn The main sept of this name was and is located in east Cork; another was in Co. Roscommon. MIF 206
(English) Dweller at a stone circle or circular entrenchment; descendant of Ring, a pet form of Hringwulf or Ringulfus (ring, wolf).
Many old towns have, or have had, an open space or circus, where, in former times, bull-baiting, and such-like barbarous pastimes took place, and these are sometimes called Rings.
(Dutch.) Local. A Canton; a district of an ecclesiastical congregation.
Ring, Ringe, Ringa, as ancient names, are from the Su. -Goth. ring, an eminent man (vir præstans, eximius), connected with the C. B. rhen, satrapa; Anglo-Saxon rinc, a soldier, warrior, a valiant, noble, or honourable man; Scottish, rink, rync, a strong man; Old German recke, reche, rink, a hero, giant; High German hringa, a prince, governor, which Ihre seems to think are from reke, recke, heros, athleta, probably connected with the Su. -Goth. reiks, a prince. There were kings of Scandinavia named Sigivid Ring and Hakan Ring, and, says Ihre, Ring is the name of many places in Scandinavia which were formerly the seats of heroes. The Modern. Danish, ringe, Scottish. ringa, is small, little, slight, humble, low. Ring may also sometimes be from ring, a circle. compare the Italian name Aniello, whence Masaniello, from Thomaso Aniello. Ring is the name of a place near Dungarvan in Ireland.
From the Old Norse, Hringr; from the Dutch, Ring, Rincker; from the German, Ring, Ringer; a personal name.
Ring Demographics
Average Male Ring Height
176.52 cm
Average Female Ring Height
163.36 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ring Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ring Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ring (Bengali: রিং, Hindi: रिंग, Russian: Ринг, Tibetan: རིང་) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ring? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ring is the 11,048th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 143,320 people. Ring occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Ring are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ring is also the 98,860th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 4,785 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 20,260 people, or 1 in 17,890. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent are found, Florida, where 5 percent are found and New York, where 5 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 118 countries. It is also common in South Sudan, where 16 percent are found and Germany, where 14 percent are found.
Ring Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ring has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ring last name expanded 478 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 219 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 177 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 362 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 386 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ring Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (97%) in Ireland, Orthodox (72%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Ring last name are 8.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.1% being registered with the political party.
The amount Ring earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 14.14% more than the national average, earning 395,012 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.65% more than the national average, earning R 248,700 per year; in United States they earn 4.38% more than the national average, earning $45,039 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.3% more than the national average, earning $50,828 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rings | 89 | 2,139 | / |
| Ruing | 89 | 758 | / |
| Riong | 89 | 316 | / |
| Ringk | 89 | 215 | / |
| Ringh | 89 | 194 | / |
| Rieng | 89 | 146 | / |
| Hring | 89 | 63 | / |
| Ringø | 89 | 40 | / |
| Rhing | 89 | 25 | / |
| Ringg | 89 | 6 | / |
| Risng | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ringt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rin | 86 | 49,523 | / |
| Rng | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ringue | 80 | 148 | / |
| Ringne | 80 | 59 | / |
| Ringke | 80 | 49 | / |
| Ringås | 80 | 37 | / |
| Ringsø | 80 | 26 | / |
| Røring | 80 | 15 | / |
| Ringså | 80 | 5 | / |
| Høring | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hrring | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ringqu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ringgt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ringgp | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rhinng | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rind | 75 | 64,924 | / |
| Rina | 75 | 54,722 | / |
| Rink | 75 | 15,204 | / |
| Rion | 75 | 4,278 | / |
| Rinn | 75 | 3,284 | / |
| Reng | 75 | 1,950 | / |
| Ruin | 75 | 1,584 | / |
| Rien | 75 | 1,325 | / |
| Rihn | 75 | 1,030 | / |
| Rijn | 75 | 868 | / |
| Ryng | 75 | 803 | / |
| Rint | 75 | 638 | / |
| Hrin | 75 | 624 | / |
| Rinc | 75 | 214 | / |
| Rhin | 75 | 165 | / |
| Rngt | 75 | 164 | / |
| Rzin | 75 | 24 | / |
| Rinø | 75 | 23 | / |
| Räng | 75 | 11 | / |
| Røng | 75 | 6 | / |
| Risn | 75 | 5 | / |
| Rgin | 75 | 4 | / |
| Rngh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Rnng | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rinq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rinx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Riñn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rrin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rimg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rhng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rncg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rngz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rnqg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hrng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geering | 73 | 1,467 | / |
| Ringová | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ringova | 73 | 20 | / |
| Rhingke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hørring | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rinne | 67 | 9,212 | / |
| Rinke | 67 | 7,932 | / |
| Rinck | 67 | 3,701 | / |
| Rhind | 67 | 2,482 | / |
| Rn | 67 | 1,822 | / |
| Rindt | 67 | 1,460 | / |
| Riehn | 67 | 1,063 | / |
| Ruung | 67 | 344 | / |
| Rueng | 67 | 209 | / |
| Raeng | 67 | 180 | / |
| Rhina | 67 | 179 | / |
| Rhinn | 67 | 160 | / |
| Geeringh | 67 | 153 | / |
| Rhien | 67 | 111 | / |
| Reeng | 67 | 105 | / |
| Rhijn | 67 | 90 | / |
| Geehring | 67 | 87 | / |
| Rindh | 67 | 86 | / |
| Rengs | 67 | 57 | / |
| Hrink | 67 | 43 | / |
| Roeng | 67 | 39 | / |
| Rengh | 67 | 22 | / |
| Rindå | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ryong | 67 | 19 | / |
| Åreng | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ruink | 67 | 15 | / |
| Reung | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rhuin | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rengk | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hrijn | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hringova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rimne | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rincs | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rrina | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rengg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ruinn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rehng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rengz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Røien | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hreng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rijnd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hrind | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hrisn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hrien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hringová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rindd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rinnt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rengő | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ræinæ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rüngs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rienn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ryngc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rengt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Renng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhion | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rinjs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rrien | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rienk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rhinx | 67 | 0 | / |
Ring Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ring in the Tibetan language | ||
| རིང་ | ring | - |
| Ring in the Bengali language | ||
| রিং | rim | - |
| Ring in the Hindi language | ||
| रिंग | ringa | 91.3 |
| रींग | ringa | 4.35 |
| ऋंग | rnga | 4.35 |
| Ring in the Russian language | ||
| Ринг | ring | - |
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