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
Scholar 734
Coal Miner 169
Cotton Weaver 101
General Labourer 54
Living On Her Own Means 40
Dress Maker 40
Living On Own Means 38
Woollen Weaver 36
Labourer 27
Worsted Spinner 26
Farmer 25
Worsted Weaver 24
Domestic Servant 21
Tailoress 21
Cloth Weaver 20
Cotton Operative 20
House Keeper 17
Cotton Piecer 17
Cotton Spinner 16
Iron Moulder 16
Joiner 15
General Servant Domestic 14
Butcher 13
Grocer 13
School 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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