How common is the surname Ranger?

2,504 people in the United States had the surname Ranger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,301 Americans. It ranked 12,417th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ranger?

Henry Ward Ranger, American artist (1858-1916).

Where is the surname Ranger most common?

Wikidata records people named Ranger in the United States.

Is the surname Ranger getting more or less common?

More common. 2,323 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,504 in 2010, up 7.8%.

The surname Ranger

A surname, carried by 2,504 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R526

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ranger is more common than 92.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,504 people named Ranger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 123,301 Americans. That is up 7.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,323.

#12,417

rank among US surnames

2,504

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+7.8%

change since 2000 (was #12,277)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,411	Bloss	2,505	123,252
#12,417	Vanetten	2,504	123,301
#12,421	Nicoll	2,503	123,350
#12,423	Ju	2,502	123,399
#12,426	Fellers	2,501	123,449

Who is named Ranger

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

76% of people named Ranger identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.1%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rangers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Henry Ward Ranger
American artist (1858-1916)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ranger

Ringer

Ranger has the Soundex code R526, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R526.

Questions

How common is the surname Ranger?: 2,504 people in the United States had the surname Ranger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,301 Americans. It ranked 12,417th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ranger?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Ranger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ranger?: Henry Ward Ranger, American artist (1858-1916).
Where is the surname Ranger most common?: Wikidata records people named Ranger in the United States.
Is the surname Ranger getting more or less common?: More common. 2,323 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,504 in 2010, up 7.8%.