How common is the surname Ragusa?

2,528 people in the United States had the surname Ragusa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 122,130 Americans. It ranked 12,296th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ragusa?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Ragusa identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ragusa?

Paula Prentiss, American actress, followed by Ann Prentiss.

Where is the surname Ragusa most common?

Wikidata records people named Ragusa in the United States.

Is the surname Ragusa getting more or less common?

More common. 2,471 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,528 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Ragusa

An Italian place surname, carried by 2,528 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex R220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ragusa is more common than 92.4% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Ragusa, from Latin Ragusia. Probably from Proto-Albanian *rāguša (“grape”) (modern Albanian rrush)

Ragusa is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,528 people named Ragusa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 122,130 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,471.

#12,296

rank among US surnames

2,528

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #11,642)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,289	Valiente	2,530	122,034
#12,292	Spillers	2,529	122,082
#12,296	Scheidt	2,528	122,130
#12,303	Wolk	2,527	122,179

Who is named Ragusa

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

90% of people named Ragusa identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.9%
Two or more races 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ragusas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paula Prentiss
American actress, born 1938
Ann Prentiss
American actress (1939-2010)

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ragusa come from?: Borrowed from Italian Ragusa, from Latin Ragusia. Probably from Proto-Albanian *rāguša (“grape”) (modern Albanian rrush)
How common is the surname Ragusa?: 2,528 people in the United States had the surname Ragusa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 122,130 Americans. It ranked 12,296th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ragusa?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Ragusa identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ragusa?: Paula Prentiss, American actress, followed by Ann Prentiss.
Where is the surname Ragusa most common?: Wikidata records people named Ragusa in the United States.
What type of surname is Ragusa?: Ragusa is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Ragusa getting more or less common?: More common. 2,471 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,528 in 2010, up 2.3%.