Explore the Family Name Ramaekers

The meaning of Ramaekers

Dutch: shortened form of Rademakers, a patronymic derivation of Rademaker.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Ramaekers in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ramaekers witnessed an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 63450 in 2000 to 61123 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 3.67%. In terms of count, there were 294 individuals with the surname Ramaekers in 2000, which rose to 329 by 2010, showing an increase of 11.9%. However, the proportion per 100k remained constant at 0.11 between these years.

20002010Change
Rank#63,450#61,1233.67%
Count29432911.9%
Proportion per 100k0.110.110%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ramaekers

Moving onto ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that those bearing the surname Ramaekers predominantly identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight decline from 96.94% to 96.66% respectively. The proportion identifying as Hispanic saw a modest increase from 2.04% to 2.13%. There were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent in either census year. Furthermore, there was no change in the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more ethnicities.

20002010Change
White96.94%96.66%-0.29%
Hispanic2.04%2.13%4.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%