How rare is the last name Ramsay?

8,316 people in the United States have the last name Ramsay, about 1 in 35,943. It ranks #4,138 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

RAMSAY

#4,138

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
8,316
About
1 in 35,943
This common or more
56.3%
Who bears it

Of the 8,316 people with the last name Ramsay, 72.9% reported their origin as White, 18.3% as Black and 3.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Ramsay

1 other last name also has 8,316 people.

#4,138 Back · 8,316

Either side of Ramsay

#4,137 Wofford · 8,320#4,138 Back · 8,316#4,140 Kee · 8,314#4,141 Greenlee · 8,306

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Ramsay, most common first.

#434 Ramsey · 74,666#140,525 Ramsy · 122

Also a first name

As a first name, Ramsay ranks #18,313 of 53,615, with 590 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2017, with 25 births. See Ramsay as a first name

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