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    The surname Ronald

    A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 976 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɹɑ.nəld/ 2 syllables Soundex R543 Also a first name

    Ronald: #25,356 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Ronald #25,356, 976 people Ronald: #25,356 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Ronald #25,356, 976 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ronald is more common than 84.4% of them.

    Origin

    Scottish Gaelic origin

    Anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Raghnall, itself derived from Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, from rǫgn (“advice”) + valdr (“power”), later partly merged with the Continental Germanic equivalent Reynold.

    One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 976 people named Ronald in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 316,338 Americans. That is down 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,115.

    #25,356
    rank among US surnames
    976
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    -12.5%
    change since 2000 (was #21,754)

    Who is named Ronald

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

    83% of people named Ronald identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 83%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 7.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Ronald

    Ronald has the Soundex code R543, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R543.

    Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

    All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ronald come from?
    Anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Raghnall, itself derived from Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, from rǫgn (“advice”) + valdr (“power”), later partly merged with the Continental Germanic equivalent Reynold.
    How common is the surname Ronald?
    976 people in the United States had the surname Ronald in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 316,338 Americans. It ranked 25,356th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ronald?
    In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Ronald identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Ronald?
    Ronald is /ˈɹɑ.nəld/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Ronald getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,115 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 976 in 2010, down 13%.
    Is Ronald also a first name?
    Yes. Ronald 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.