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    The surname Ragsdale

    A surname, carried by 12,227 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R234

    Ragsdale: #2,932 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Ragsdale #2,932, 12,227 people Ragsdale: #2,932 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ragsdale #2,932, 12,227 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ragsdale is more common than 98.2% of them.

    Origin

    Variant of Ragdale.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 12,227 people named Ragsdale in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,251 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 12,195.

    #2,932
    rank among US surnames
    12,227
    people in 2010
    4.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.3%
    change since 2000 (was #2,708)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,924Begum12,25525,193
    #2,925Scarborough12,25225,200
    #2,926Dewey12,24925,206
    #2,927Alfonso12,24625,212
    #2,928Duggan12,23725,230
    #2,929Nadeau12,23625,233
    #2,930Churchill12,23525,235

    Who is named Ragsdale

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    78% of people named Ragsdale identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 78%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 15%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
    • Two or more races 2.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Ragsdales

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • William Ragsdale
      American film and television actor, born 1961
    • David Ragsdale
      American musician, born 1958

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ragsdale come from?
    Variant of Ragdale.
    How common is the surname Ragsdale?
    12,227 people in the United States had the surname Ragsdale in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,251 Americans. It ranked 2,932nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ragsdale?
    In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Ragsdale identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Ragsdale?
    William Ragsdale, American film and television actor, followed by David Ragsdale.
    Where is the surname Ragsdale most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ragsdale in the United States.
    Is the surname Ragsdale getting more or less common?
    More common. 12,195 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,227 in 2010, up 0.3%.