How common is the surname Ramsay?

8,120 people in the United States had the surname Ramsay in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,023 Americans. It ranked 4,380th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ramsay?

Gordon Ramsay, British chef, restaurateur, and television personality (born 1966), followed by Anne Ramsay.

Where is the surname Ramsay most common?

Wikidata records people named Ramsay in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Ramsay?

Ramsay is /ˈɹæmzi/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Ramsay getting more or less common?

More common. 7,561 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,120 in 2010, up 7.4%.

Is Ramsay also a first name?

Yes. Ramsay is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Ramsay

A surname, carried by 8,120 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɹæmzi/ 2 syllables Soundex R520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ramsay is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

Variant spelling of Ramsey.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,120 people named Ramsay in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,023 Americans. That is up 7.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,561.

#4,380

rank among US surnames

8,120

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+7.4%

change since 2000 (was #4,347)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,371	Velarde	8,135	37,953
#4,372	Dupre	8,131	37,971
#4,373	Ridenour	8,130	37,976
#4,374	Strunk	8,129	37,981
#4,375	Hardison	8,128	37,985
#4,376	Frasier	8,124	38,004
#4,378	Pendergrass	8,123	38,009

Who is named Ramsay

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

78% of people named Ramsay identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ramsays

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gordon Ramsay
British chef, restaurateur, and television personality (born 1966)
Anne Ramsay
American actress (1960)
Edward Pierson Ramsay
Australian ornithologist (1842-1916)
Jack Ramsay
American sports coach and broadcaster (1925-2014)
Iain Ramsay
Australian association football player, born 1988
George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
British Army general (1770-1838)
David Ramsay
American physician and historian, 1749–1815
Ella Ramsay
Australian swimmer, born 2004
Alan Ramsay
Australian Army officer (1895–1973)
Hugh Ramsay
Australian artist (1877-1906)

Notable Ramsays come mostly from Australia (5), the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ramsay

Ramsay has the Soundex code R520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R520.

Questions

Where does the surname Ramsay come from?: Variant spelling of Ramsey.
How common is the surname Ramsay?: 8,120 people in the United States had the surname Ramsay in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,023 Americans. It ranked 4,380th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ramsay?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Ramsay identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ramsay?: Gordon Ramsay, British chef, restaurateur, and television personality (born 1966), followed by Anne Ramsay.
Where is the surname Ramsay most common?: Wikidata records people named Ramsay in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Ramsay?: Ramsay is /ˈɹæmzi/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Ramsay getting more or less common?: More common. 7,561 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,120 in 2010, up 7.4%.
Is Ramsay also a first name?: Yes. Ramsay is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.