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    The surname Ring

    An occupational surname, carried by 16,381 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex R520

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ring is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

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

    Ring is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 16,381 people named Ring in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,848 Americans. That is down 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 19,222.

    #2,226
    rank among US surnames
    16,381
    people in 2010
    5.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    -14.8%
    change since 2000 (was #1,712)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,217Altman16,44818,771
    #2,218Huston16,43518,786
    #2,219Foote16,42518,797
    #2,220Ennis16,41918,804
    #2,221Whiting16,41818,805
    #2,222Chadwick16,41518,809
    #2,223Adler16,41218,812

    Who is named Ring

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

    91% of people named Ring identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Rings

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

    Notable Rings come mostly from the United States (2) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Ring

    Ring has the Soundex code R520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R520.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Ring?
    16,381 people in the United States had the surname Ring in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,848 Americans. It ranked 2,226th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ring?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Ring identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Ring?
    Cyril Ring, American film actor (1892-1967), followed by Doug Ring.
    Where is the surname Ring most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ring in the United States and Australia.
    What type of surname is Ring?
    Ring is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Ring getting more or less common?
    Less common. 19,222 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,381 in 2010, down 15%.