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.
Discover how your Ramsden ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 40 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 30 |
| Devon | 14 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 44 |
| Essex | 35 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 7 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 5 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 118 |
| Lancashire | 985 |
| Leicestershire | 6 |
| Lincolnshire | 33 |
| London | 187 |
| Middlesex | 12 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 21 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 5 |
| Surrey | 13 |
| Sussex | 15 |
| Staffordshire | 15 |
| Warwickshire | 16 |
| Westmorland | 13 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 7 |
| Yorkshire | 2,837 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 754 |
| Coal Miner | 144 |
| Labourer | 54 |
| Cotton Weaver | 43 |
| Worsted Weaver | 41 |
| Domestic Servant | 34 |
| Woollen Weaver | 34 |
| Dress Maker | 32 |
| Worsted Spinner | 27 |
| House Keeper | 25 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 21 |
| General Servant | 21 |
| Cotton Piecer | 20 |
| Joiner | 20 |
| Blacksmith | 18 |
| Miner | 17 |
| Cotton Spinner | 15 |
| Cotton Winder | 15 |
| Mechanic | 15 |
| Annuitant | 14 |
| Servant | 14 |
| House Wife | 13 |
| Weaver | 13 |
| Grocer | 12 |
| Mill Hand | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Ramsden | 2,881 |
| John Ramsden | 2,317 |
| Sarah Ramsden | 1,631 |
| William Ramsden | 1,631 |
| Elizabeth Ramsden | 1,373 |
| James Ramsden | 1,290 |
| George Ramsden | 1,169 |
| Thomas Ramsden | 1,111 |
| Joseph Ramsden | 1,088 |
| Ann Ramsden | 899 |
| Hannah Ramsden | 714 |
| Alice Ramsden | 626 |
| Jane Ramsden | 595 |
| Annie Ramsden | 594 |
| Emma Ramsden | 565 |
| Martha Ramsden | 561 |
| Henry Ramsden | 543 |
| Charles Ramsden | 541 |
| Robert Ramsden | 486 |
| Samuel Ramsden | 480 |
| Ellen Ramsden | 430 |
| Arthur Ramsden | 389 |
| Eliza Ramsden | 375 |
| Harry Ramsden | 340 |
| Emily Ramsden | 329 |