Ramsden Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Ramsden Name Meaning: Locational from any of the number of places with this name,derives from old English 'hramsa',meaning 'wild garlic'.

Genitive old English byname ram(m) meaning 'ram' + denu meaning 'valley'.Perhaps someone who held rams within their settlement.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ramsden Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ramsden family

Profession Census Frequency
School 622
Coal Miner Hewer 87
Weaver 58
Labourer 53
Private Means 38
None 36
Housekeeper 33
Cotton Weaver 31
At Home 28
General Labourer 28
Dressmaker 24
Carter 23
Clerk 22
At School 21
Farmer 21
House Keeper 17
Butcher 17
Cloth Weaver 17
House Painter 17
Woollen Weaver 16
Assisting In The Business 15
General Servant (domestic) 15
Grocer 14
Dyers Labourer 14
Coal Miner 13

Ramsden Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ramsden 100% 38,269
2 Ramsdon 86% 469
3 Armsden 71% 337
4 Armsdon 57% 146
5 Ramsdin 86% 125

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The surname Ramsden is the most popular version of all its varients

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