Ringstead Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Ringstead Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Ringstead (Norf., Northants, Dorset, etc.) [Old English hring, m., a ring, circle, round + stede, a place] See the note under Ringland and Ringshaw; but in this case there is a possibility of the first element being the pers.

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Ringstead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:1,092,51152,584
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Wales81:386,81619,671
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Ringstead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Ringstead (Norf., Northants, Dorset, etc.) [Old English hring, m., a ring, circle, round + stede, a place] See the note under Ringland and Ringshaw; but in this case there is a possibility of the first element being the pers. name Hring [same etymology].

Ringstead, Norfolk, was Ringstede and Ringstyde in the Confessor’s time.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ringstead Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ringstead is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ringstead? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,581,912th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name Ringstead occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Ringstead reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles.

Ringstead is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,092,511. In England Ringstead is mostly found in: Cheshire, where 57 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 12 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account England it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Canada, where 22 percent reside.

Ringstead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ringstead has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 850 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ringstead Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ringstead last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ringstead earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.41% less than the national average, earning $39,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.21% less than the national average, earning $44,612 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ringstad942,436/
Ringsted94387/
Ringstedt8984/
Riongstad891/
Ringstaedt841/
Riengste825/
Rengstad821/
Rengsted821/
Ringstep820/
Rengstedt7820/

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