How common is the surname Ramsdell?

3,325 people in the United States had the surname Ramsdell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,856 Americans. It ranked 9,747th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ramsdell?

Fred Ramsdell, American immunologist.

Where is the surname Ramsdell most common?

Wikidata records people named Ramsdell in the United States.

Is the surname Ramsdell getting more or less common?

More common. 3,270 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,325 in 2010, up 1.7%.

The surname Ramsdell

A surname, carried by 3,325 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R523

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ramsdell is more common than 94% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,325 people named Ramsdell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 92,856 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,270.

#9,747

rank among US surnames

3,325

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+1.7%

change since 2000 (was #9,169)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,741	Raven	3,327	92,800
#9,745	Phoenix	3,326	92,828
#9,747	Frady	3,325	92,856
#9,751	Wash	3,324	92,884
#9,754	Latour	3,323	92,912
#9,756	Paynter	3,322	92,940

Who is named Ramsdell

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

93% of people named Ramsdell identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as two or more races and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ramsdells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fred Ramsdell
American immunologist, born 1960

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ramsdell

Ramsdell has the Soundex code R523, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R523.

Questions

How common is the surname Ramsdell?: 3,325 people in the United States had the surname Ramsdell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,856 Americans. It ranked 9,747th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ramsdell?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Ramsdell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Ramsdell?: Fred Ramsdell, American immunologist.
Where is the surname Ramsdell most common?: Wikidata records people named Ramsdell in the United States.
Is the surname Ramsdell getting more or less common?: More common. 3,270 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,325 in 2010, up 1.7%.