View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

Ronald (Arabic: رونلد, Bengali: রোনাল্ড, Georgian: რონალდ, Hindi: रोनाल्ड, Marathi: रोना, Oriya: େରାନାଲଡ, Russian: Рональд) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Ronàld or Ronáld. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

Ronald is the 30,626^th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 418,032 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 41 percent of Ronald reside; 21 percent reside in North America and 21 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ronald is also the 207^th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,612,492 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,121 people, or 1 in 116,136. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States Ronald is found in 129 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 11 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.

Ronald Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Ronald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ronald last name rose 1,927 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 17 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 356 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ronald Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ronald surname is principally Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland and Christian (98%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Ronald surname are 6.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.21% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ronald earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 18.27% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,844 per year; in South Africa they earn 93.25% more than the national average, earning R 459,240 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.27% less than the national average, earning $19,008,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.15% more than the national average, earning $44,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.7% more than the national average, earning $53,012 CAD per year.