Explore the Family Name Rampersaud

The meaning of Rampersaud

Indian: altered form of Ramprasad. This surname is found mainly in Guyana; it is not used in India. Some characteristic forenames: Indian Indra, Deonarine, Hemwattie, Rookmin, Shakti, Deokie, Devanand, Dianand, Heeralall, Khemraj, Krishna, Kumarie.

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

The surname Rampersaud showed significant growth in popularity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Rampersaud was ranked 29,142nd in popularity with a count of 766, equating to approximately 0.28 people per 100,000 with this surname. A decade later, it moved up to the 22,573rd rank with a count of 1,138, which is about 0.39 people per 100,000. This represents a 22.54% rise in rank and a substantial 48.56% increase in count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,142	#22,573	22.54%
Count	766	1,138	48.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.39	39.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rampersaud

On the other hand, the ethnicity associated with the Rampersaud surname also experienced notable changes over the same period. According to the Decennial U.S. Census, there was a significant increase in persons identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black, with increases of 56.18% and 119.66% respectively. The percentage of those claiming White ethnicity doubled, while American Indian and Alaskan Native representation also saw a 60.22% rise. However, the most dramatic change was seen in individuals identifying with two or more races, which declined by 85.40%. Hispanic representation remained relatively stable with a modest increase of 8.51%.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	37.08%	57.91%	56.18%
Black	9.92%	21.79%	119.66%
White	3.39%	6.85%	102.06%
Two or More Races	44.52%	6.5%	-85.4%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.74%	4.39%	60.22%
Hispanic	2.35%	2.55%	8.51%