How common is the surname Ramm?

1,661 people in the United States had the surname Ramm in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 185,879 Americans. It ranked 17,087th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ramm?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Ramm identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Ramm most common?

Wikidata records people named Ramm in the United States.

Is the surname Ramm getting more or less common?

More common. 1,656 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,661 in 2010, up 0.3%.

The surname Ramm

A Hebrew surname, carried by 1,661 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). Ramm is more common than 89.5% of them.

Origin

Hebrew origin

* As a German and English surname, from ram (“male sheep”). * As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Ram, from Hebrew רָם.

One of 51 Hebrew surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,661 people named Ramm in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 185,879 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,656.

#17,087

rank among US surnames

1,661

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+0.3%

change since 2000 (was #16,074)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,080	Wile	1,662	185,767
#17,087	Kendig	1,661	185,879

Who is named Ramm

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

92% of people named Ramm identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ramms

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Haley Ramm
American actress, born 1992

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ramm

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

Other Hebrew surnames

All 51 Hebrew surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ramm come from?: * As a German and English surname, from ram (“male sheep”). * As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Ram, from Hebrew רָם.
How common is the surname Ramm?: 1,661 people in the United States had the surname Ramm in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 185,879 Americans. It ranked 17,087th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ramm?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Ramm identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ramm?: Haley Ramm, American actress.
Where is the surname Ramm most common?: Wikidata records people named Ramm in the United States.
Is the surname Ramm getting more or less common?: More common. 1,656 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,661 in 2010, up 0.3%.