Ramsey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ramsey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ramsey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 579
Coal Miner 56
Living On Own Means 48
General Labourer 46
Domestic Servant 42
Agricultural Labourer 40
Living On Her Own Means 31
Dress Maker 30
Labourer 29
General Servant 16
Clerk 16
General Servant Domestic 15
Laundress 14
Farmer 13
Tailoress 11
Gardener 10
Tailor 10
Joiner 10
Cook Domestic Servant 9
Stone Mason 8
Engineer 8
Carpenter 8
Bricklayer 8
Cook 8
Carter 7

Ramsey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ramsey 100% 22,550
2 Ramsay 83% 12,983
3 Rumsey 83% 6,584
4 Romsey 83% 382
5 Ramsy 83% 116

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

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