How common is the surname Ramey?

22,287 people in the United States had the surname Ramey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,853 Americans. It ranked 1,616th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ramey?

Samuel Ramey, American operatic bass, followed by Estelle Ramey.

Where is the surname Ramey most common?

Wikidata records people named Ramey in the United States.

Is the surname Ramey getting more or less common?

More common. 21,618 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,287 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Ramey

A surname, carried by 22,287 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ramey is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 22,287 people named Ramey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,853 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 21,618.

#1,616

rank among US surnames

22,287

people in 2010

7.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,526)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,607	Piper	22,329	13,827
#1,609	Cuellar	22,324	13,830
#1,610	Steward	22,318	13,834
#1,611	Winn	22,316	13,835
#1,612	Gary	22,310	13,839
#1,613	Zhao	22,301	13,844
#1,614	Sewell	22,294	13,849

Who is named Ramey

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

85% of people named Ramey identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rameys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Samuel Ramey
American operatic bass, born 1942
Estelle Ramey
American scientist and educator (1917-2006)
Baby Huey
American singer (1944–1970)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ramey

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

Questions

How common is the surname Ramey?: 22,287 people in the United States had the surname Ramey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,853 Americans. It ranked 1,616th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ramey?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Ramey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ramey?: Samuel Ramey, American operatic bass, followed by Estelle Ramey.
Where is the surname Ramey most common?: Wikidata records people named Ramey in the United States.
Is the surname Ramey getting more or less common?: More common. 21,618 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,287 in 2010, up 3.1%.