How common is the surname Ringo?

2,596 people in the United States had the surname Ringo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,931 Americans. It ranked 12,025th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ringo?

John Ringo, American science fiction and military fiction author.

Where is the surname Ringo most common?

Wikidata records people named Ringo in the United States.

Is the surname Ringo getting more or less common?

More common. 2,382 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,596 in 2010, up 9.0%.

Is Ringo also a first name?

Yes. Ringo is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Ringo

A Norman surname, carried by 2,596 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R520 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ringo is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

Norman origin

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.

One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,596 people named Ringo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 118,931 Americans. That is up 9.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,382.

#12,025

rank among US surnames

2,596

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+9%

change since 2000 (was #12,032)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,017	Satchell	2,598	118,840
#12,022	Detrick	2,597	118,885
#12,025	Pless	2,596	118,931
#12,031	Lamoreaux	2,595	118,977
#12,033	Nimmo	2,594	119,023

Who is named Ringo

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

62% of people named Ringo identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 62%
Black (not Hispanic) 30%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ringos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Ringo
American science fiction and military fiction author, born 1963

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ringo

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

Other Norman surnames

All 128 Norman surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ringo come from?: 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.
How common is the surname Ringo?: 2,596 people in the United States had the surname Ringo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,931 Americans. It ranked 12,025th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ringo?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Ringo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ringo?: John Ringo, American science fiction and military fiction author.
Where is the surname Ringo most common?: Wikidata records people named Ringo in the United States.
Is the surname Ringo getting more or less common?: More common. 2,382 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,596 in 2010, up 9.0%.
Is Ringo also a first name?: Yes. Ringo is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.