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    The surname Rambeau

    A French surname, carried by 506 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R510

    Rambeau: #42,790 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Rambeau #42,790, 506 people Rambeau: #42,790 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Rambeau #42,790, 506 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rambeau is more common than 73.6% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    From French Rambaut surname, from Old French Rainbaut given name, from Proto-West Germanic *raginabalþ.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 506 people named Rambeau in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 610,169 Americans. That is down 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 521.

    #42,790
    rank among US surnames
    506
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -2.9%
    change since 2000 (was #39,678)

    Who is named Rambeau

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

    65% of people named Rambeau identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 8.7% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 65%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 20%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 8.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.7%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Rambeaus

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Marjorie Rambeau
      American actress (1889-1970)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Rambeau

    Rambeau has the Soundex code R510, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R510.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Rambeau come from?
    From French Rambaut surname, from Old French Rainbaut given name, from Proto-West Germanic *raginabalþ.
    How common is the surname Rambeau?
    506 people in the United States had the surname Rambeau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 610,169 Americans. It ranked 42,790th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rambeau?
    In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Rambeau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Rambeau?
    Marjorie Rambeau, American actress (1889-1970).
    Where is the surname Rambeau most common?
    Wikidata records people named Rambeau in the United States.
    Is the surname Rambeau getting more or less common?
    Less common. 521 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 506 in 2010, down 2.9%.