Explore the Family Name Ranville

The meaning of Ranville

Altered form of French Rainville. History: Bearers of the surname Ranville are descendants of Paul (de) Rainville from France (see Rainville).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ranville saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 92,217th most common surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 99,378th position, a 7.77% decrease. The actual count of individuals with the Ranville surname also fell slightly from 185 in 2000 to 182 in 2010, marking a 1.62% drop. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people also decreased from 0.07 to 0.06, showing a 14.29% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#92,217	#99,378	-7.77%
Count	185	182	-1.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.06	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ranville

When looking at the ethnic identity connected to the Ranville surname, it is again based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded instances of the surname associated with either Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicities, nor with those identifying as two or more races. The majority of individuals with the Ranville surname identified as White, with a small increase from 92.43% in 2000 to 93.41% in 2010. A small percentage identified as Hispanic, with a minor increase from 2.70% in 2000 to 2.75% in 2010. Interestingly, in 2000, 3.24% of those with the Ranville surname identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, however, this number dropped to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.43%	93.41%	1.06%
Hispanic	2.7%	2.75%	1.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.24%	0%	0%