How common is the surname Ramadan?

1,724 people in the United States had the surname Ramadan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 179,087 Americans. It ranked 16,630th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Ramadan getting more or less common?

More common. 1,275 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,724 in 2010, up 35%.

The surname Ramadan

A surname, carried by 1,724 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex R535

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ramadan is more common than 89.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,724 people named Ramadan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 179,087 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,275.

#16,630

rank among US surnames

1,724

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+35.2%

change since 2000 (was #19,575)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,624	Nie	1,725	178,983
#16,630	Vanriper	1,724	179,087
#16,635	Debellis	1,723	179,191

Who is named Ramadan

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

80% of people named Ramadan identified as white (not Hispanic), 10.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 10.0%
Two or more races 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Ramadan?: 1,724 people in the United States had the surname Ramadan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 179,087 Americans. It ranked 16,630th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ramadan?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Ramadan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Ramadan getting more or less common?: More common. 1,275 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,724 in 2010, up 35%.