Explore the Family Name Rampey

The meaning of Rampey

Probably an altered form of German Rampe, in the north, a metonymic occupational name for someone who looked after a warehouse or granary for example, from Middle Low German rampe ‘storage, warehouse’ or lived near one.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Rampey has seen a slight change over a decade. In 2000, Rampey was ranked 41,262 in popularity, with 498 individuals carrying this surname. Fast forward to 2010, its rank slightly dipped to 41,303, even though the count increased by approximately 5.82 percent to 527 individuals. The proportion per 100,000 remained constant at 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,262	#41,303	-0.1%
Count	498	527	5.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.18	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rampey

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census provides a breakdown of the ethnic identity associated with the surname Rampey. Between 2000 and 2010, there was a visible shift in the distribution. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased from 90.56 percent to 87.29 percent. The Black population saw a slight increase from 4.42 percent to 4.74 percent. The percentage of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped by 17.39 percent. However, the group that saw the most significant change was those identifying with two or more races, which almost doubled from 2.01 percent to 3.98 percent. Interestingly, while there were no identified American Indian and Alaskan Natives carrying the Rampey name in 2000, by 2010, they made up 2.66 percent of the Rampey population. There was no change in the Hispanic population.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.56%	87.29%	-3.61%
Black	4.42%	4.74%	7.24%
Two or More Races	2.01%	3.98%	98.01%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	2.66%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.61%	1.33%	-17.39%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%