How common is the surname Ramkissoon?

1,152 people in the United States had the surname Ramkissoon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 268,008 Americans. It ranked 22,359th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Ramkissoon getting more or less common?

More common. 842 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,152 in 2010, up 37%.

The surname Ramkissoon

A surname, carried by 1,152 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex R522

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ramkissoon is more common than 86.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,152 people named Ramkissoon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 268,008 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 842.

#22,359

rank among US surnames

1,152

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+36.8%

change since 2000 (was #27,049)

Who is named Ramkissoon

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

38% of people named Ramkissoon identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 36% as Black (not Hispanic) and 14% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 38%
Black (not Hispanic) 36%
Two or more races 14%
White (not Hispanic) 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.6%

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

Questions

How common is the surname Ramkissoon?: 1,152 people in the United States had the surname Ramkissoon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 268,008 Americans. It ranked 22,359th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ramkissoon?: In the 2010 Census, 38% of people named Ramkissoon identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 36% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Ramkissoon getting more or less common?: More common. 842 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,152 in 2010, up 37%.