How common is the surname Ram?

3,853 people in the United States had the surname Ram in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,131 Americans. It ranked 8,547th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ram?

Rajeev Ram, American tennis player (born 1984), followed by Poorvisha Ram.

Where is the surname Ram most common?

Wikidata records people named Ram in the United States, India and Belgium and 1 other country.

Is the surname Ram getting more or less common?

More common. 2,766 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,853 in 2010, up 39%.

Is Ram also a first name?

Yes. Ram is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Ram

A surname, carried by 3,853 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ram is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

From Hebrew רָם (ram).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,853 people named Ram in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,131 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,766.

#8,547

rank among US surnames

3,853

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+39.3%

change since 2000 (was #10,629)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,541	Petrone	3,854	80,110
#8,547	Winner	3,853	80,131
#8,551	Riehl	3,852	80,152
#8,556	Gress	3,850	80,194

Who is named Ram

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

62% of people named Ram identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 15% as white (not Hispanic) and 9.2% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 62%
White (not Hispanic) 15%
Two or more races 9.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Rams

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rajeev Ram
American tennis player (born 1984)
Poorvisha Ram
Badminton player, born 1995
Buck Ram
American songwriter, music executive, popular music producer and arranger, 1907–1991
Pierre François Xavier de Ram
Belgian historian (1804-1865)
Domènec Ram i Lanaja
Bishop and diplomat of the Crown of Aragon, 1345–1445

Notable Rams come mostly from the United States (2), India (1) and Belgium (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ram

Ram has the Soundex code R500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R500.

Questions

Where does the surname Ram come from?: From Hebrew רָם (ram).
How common is the surname Ram?: 3,853 people in the United States had the surname Ram in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,131 Americans. It ranked 8,547th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ram?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Ram identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 15% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ram?: Rajeev Ram, American tennis player (born 1984), followed by Poorvisha Ram.
Where is the surname Ram most common?: Wikidata records people named Ram in the United States, India and Belgium and 1 other country.
Is the surname Ram getting more or less common?: More common. 2,766 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,853 in 2010, up 39%.
Is Ram also a first name?: Yes. Ram is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.