# Ringo (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norman |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,596 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,025 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 118,931 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.0% (2,382 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From ring + -o. From the stage name of one of the Beatles, Ringo Starr, actually named Richard Starkey, the drummer of the quartet. From ring, from the rings worn by Richard "Ringo Starr" Starkey.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ringo 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) | 62% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ringo in the United States.

## People named Ringo

- John Ringo, American science fiction and military fiction author

## Similar surnames

Ring, Rink, Ramos, Ramsey, Reynoso, Raines, Rains, Ramsay, Reinke, Rumsey, Runge, Reams.

## 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.