Explore the Family Name Ramdass

The meaning of Ramdass

Indian: variant of Ramdas.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ramdass has seen a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The data shows that the rank of the surname jumped from 45,735 in 2000 to 33,567 in 2010, marking an improvement of 26.61%. Besides, the count of individuals bearing the Ramdass surname also rose from 440 to 679 during this period, registering an impressive growth of 54.32%. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people, there were 0.16 individuals named Ramdass in 2000, which increased to 0.23 in 2010, indicating a 43.75% rise.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,735	#33,567	26.61%
Count	440	679	54.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.23	43.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ramdass

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some notable changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals with the Ramdass surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 37.27% to 43.74%, showing a positive change of 17.36%. However, those identifying with two or more races dropped dramatically from 34.32% to 10.90%, recording a decrease of 68.24%. Whites saw a minor increase from 7.05% to 8.54%, while Hispanics made their appearance in 2010, accounting for 3.83% of the Ramdass population. The proportion of Blacks expanded significantly from 19.55% to 30.93%, a rise of 58.21%. Lastly, American Indians and Alaskan Natives also appeared in the 2010 census, making up 2.06% of the Ramdass surname holders.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	37.27%	43.74%	17.36%
Black	19.55%	30.93%	58.21%
Two or More Races	34.32%	10.9%	-68.24%
White	7.05%	8.54%	21.13%
Hispanic	0%	3.83%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	2.06%	0%