# Ring (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ring/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as an occupation for a maker of rings as jewelry or as in harness.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 16,381 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,226 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 18,848 people |
| Change since 2000 | -14.8% (19,222 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ring in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ring in the United States and Australia.

## People named Ring

- Cyril Ring, American film actor (1892-1967)
- Doug Ring, Australian cricketer (1918-2003)
- Blanche Ring, American actress and singer (1871-1961)

## Similar surnames

Rink, Ringo, Rong, Rinke, Rines, Ramos, Ramsey, Reynoso, Raines, Rains, Ramsay, Reinke.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.