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
Living On Own Means 69
Cotton Weaver 67
Woollen Weaver 57
Coal Miner Hewer 56
Dress Maker 36
General Labourer 34
General Servant Domestic 24
Scholar 24
Coal Hewer 23
Coal Miner 22
Tailoress 20
Farmer 20
House Painter 18
Worsted Spinner 18
Butcher 17
Cotton Card Room Hand 17
Cloth Weaver 16
Cotton Spinner 16
Worsted Weaver 15
Grocer 14
Iron Moulder 14
House Keeper 13
Woollen Cloth Weaver 13
House Keeper Domestic 12
Grocer Shop Keeper 11

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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