How common is the surname Ransome?

1,671 people in the United States had the surname Ransome in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 184,767 Americans. It ranked 17,005th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ransome?

Prunella Ransome, British actress (1943–2002).

Where is the surname Ransome most common?

Wikidata records people named Ransome in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Ransome getting more or less common?

More common. 1,573 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,671 in 2010, up 6.2%.

The surname Ransome

A surname, carried by 1,671 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R525

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ransome is more common than 89.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,671 people named Ransome in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 184,767 Americans. That is up 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,573.

#17,005

rank among US surnames

1,671

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+6.2%

change since 2000 (was #16,735)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,005	Kebede	1,671	184,767
#17,014	Arocha	1,670	184,878

Who is named Ransome

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

61% of people named Ransome identified as Black (not Hispanic), 33% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 61%
White (not Hispanic) 33%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Ransomes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Prunella Ransome
British actress (1943–2002)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ransome

Ransome has the Soundex code R525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R525.

Questions

How common is the surname Ransome?: 1,671 people in the United States had the surname Ransome in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 184,767 Americans. It ranked 17,005th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ransome?: In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Ransome identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 33% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ransome?: Prunella Ransome, British actress (1943–2002).
Where is the surname Ransome most common?: Wikidata records people named Ransome in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Ransome getting more or less common?: More common. 1,573 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,671 in 2010, up 6.2%.