Ringland Surname

231,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Ringland Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ringland,' a parish in Norwich.

1330. William de Ringland, rector of Felthorp: History of Norfolk.

Ringland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4891:741,22558,038
Northern Ireland3271:5,6421,046
England2531:220,22918,622
Australia2451:110,18712,273
Canada2311:159,50516,119
Scotland551:97,3426,721
Ireland541:87,2034,973
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1961:22,6012,535
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
Scotland211:178,2486,976
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1431:351,18026,857

Ringland (17) may also be a first name.

Ringland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ringland,' a parish in Norwich.

1330. William de Ringland, rector of Felthorp: History of Norfolk.

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

(English) belonging to Ringland (Norf.), 14th cent. Ringland [Old English hring, a ring, circle, round + land] The piece of land must either have been round in shape or situated near a (stone) circle.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ringland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ringland is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Ringland click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ringland? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 231,484th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,173,852 people. The last name Ringland is predominantly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Ringland are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ringland is also the 2,694,839th most frequent forename in the world, held by 17 people.

The last name Ringland is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 489 people, or 1 in 741,225. In The United States Ringland is most numerous in: Florida, where 13 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 19 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Ringland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ringland has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ringland surname grew 342 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 356 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 262 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 72 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ringland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Presbyterian (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States Ringland are 25.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.66% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ringland earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.75% more than the national average, earning $50,378 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.72% more than the national average, earning $51,034 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ringlan932/
Rengland882/
Ringlhan881/
Ringlain880/
Ringlehan8229/
Rhgland801/
Rågland801/
Ringlon800/
Ringlein75385/
Ringlhán752/
Ruenglan751/
Ringleing710/
Ringlhánová634/
Rengleam631/
Ringleheim562/

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