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    The surname Ransdell

    A surname, carried by 1,614 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R523

    Ransdell: #17,463 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ransdell #17,463, 1,614 people Ransdell: #17,463 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ransdell #17,463, 1,614 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ransdell is more common than 89.2% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,614 people named Ransdell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 191,292 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,597.

    #17,463
    rank among US surnames
    1,614
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.1%
    change since 2000 (was #16,554)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,455Fredericksen1,615191,174
    #17,463Bazaldua1,614191,292
    #17,472Wisneski1,613191,411

    Who is named Ransdell

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

    94% of people named Ransdell identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Ransdells

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Joseph E. Ransdell
      American politician and lawyer (1858-1954)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Ransdell

    Ransdell 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 Ransdell?
    1,614 people in the United States had the surname Ransdell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 191,292 Americans. It ranked 17,463rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ransdell?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Ransdell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Ransdell?
    Joseph E. Ransdell, American politician and lawyer (1858-1954).
    Where is the surname Ransdell most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ransdell in the United States.
    Is the surname Ransdell getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,597 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,614 in 2010, up 1.1%.