Explore the Family Name Rambow

The meaning of Rambow

East German: habitational name from either of two places near Perleberg, or others in northeastern Germany, called Rambow. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Ewald.

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

The surname Rambow was ranked 40,397th in popularity in the year 2000 according to the Decennial U.S. Census, but by 2010 it had dropped to a rank of 42,790 - a decrease of approximately 5.92%. The total count of people with this surname also saw a slight dip from 510 people in 2000 to 506 in 2010, marking a decrease of nearly 0.78%. This indicates that the proportion of people named Rambow per 100,000 individuals decreased by about 10.53% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,397	#42,790	-5.92%
Count	510	506	-0.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rambow

Shifting focus to ethnic identity, it is apparent from the Decennial U.S. Census data that the majority of individuals with the Rambow surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a small decrease in this group from 96.08% to 92.29%. Notably, those reporting two or more races under their ethnic identity increased by 100.85%, albeit from a small base of 1.18% in 2000. Additionally, the census data for 2010 shows an emergence of Hispanic representation in the Rambow family, which was not present in the 2000 data. The percentage of Black individuals with the Rambow surname saw a modest increase of 13.38%, rising from 1.57% in 2000 to 1.78% in 2010. However, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.08%	92.29%	-3.94%
Two or More Races	1.18%	2.37%	100.85%
Hispanic	0%	2.37%	0%
Black	1.57%	1.78%	13.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%