Explore the Family Name Rambeau

The meaning of Rambeau

1. French: variant of Rambaud. 2. Altered form of Swedish Rambo.

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

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

The surname Rambeau, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 39,678 in popularity, dropping to a rank of 42,790 by 2010, showing a change of -7.84%. The count of those with the Rambeau surname also decreased from 521 in 2000 to 506 in 2010, representing a decrease of -2.88%. The proportion per 100k of people with this surname also dropped from 0.19 to 0.17 during this period, which represents a change of -10.53%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,678	#42,790	-7.84%
Count	521	506	-2.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rambeau

For the same period, the ethnic identity breakdown for the surname Rambeau shows some shifts as well, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. There was a small increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander from 0.96% in 2000 to 0.99% in 2010, while the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races saw a decrease from 1.34% to 1.19%. The largest ethnic group remained those who identified as White, albeit with a slight decrease from 67.56% to 64.62%. There was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.11% to 4.74%, and a modest increase in those identifying as Black from 16.89% to 19.76%. On the other hand, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased from 11.13% to 8.70%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	67.56%	64.62%	-4.35%
Black	16.89%	19.76%	16.99%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	11.13%	8.7%	-21.83%
Hispanic	2.11%	4.74%	124.64%
Two or More Races	1.34%	1.19%	-11.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.96%	0.99%	3.13%