Explore the Family Name Ramser

The meaning of Ramser

German: habitational name for someone from any of several places in the Palatinate and in Switzerland called Ramsen, or from places in Austria and upper Bavaria called Ramsau. In the Bavarian dialect Rams means ‘scree’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Ramser decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Ramser was ranked as the 47,026th most common name in the U.S., but by 2010 it had slipped down to the 50,960th position, a decline of 8.37%. The total count of people with this surname also fell from 425 to 409 over this period, representing a drop of 3.76%. The proportion of individuals with the Ramser surname per 100,000 people in the population decreased by 12.5%, indicating that the name's popularity is waning.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,026	#50,960	-8.37%
Count	425	409	-3.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ramser

The ethnic identity associated with the Ramser surname has also seen some changes. Based on Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of Rammers identify as White, although this percentage slightly dropped from 95.53% in 2000 to 93.89% in 2010. There was no record of any Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native identifying with the Ramser surname in either year. While the percentage of those who identified as Black or belonging to two or more races became zero in 2010, there was a significant increase in the number of Hispanics identifying with the surname, rising from 1.41% in 2000 to 3.42% in 2010, indicating a 142.55% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.53%	93.89%	-1.72%
Hispanic	1.41%	3.42%	142.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.18%	0%	0%
Black	1.18%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%