Explore the Family Name Ringgold

The meaning of Ringgold

Americanized form of German Ringold.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Ringgold slightly increased from 2000 to 2010. The census data shows that in 2000, the surname ranked 18,077th in terms of popularity with a count of 1,422 bearers. By 2010, the ranking moved up marginally to 17,980 with an increased count of 1,553 bearers, representing a 9.21% growth in the number of individuals with the Ringgold surname. Interestingly, the proportion per 100,000 population remained constant at 0.53 for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,077	#17,980	0.54%
Count	1,422	1,553	9.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.53	0.53	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ringgold

Moving onto ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Ringgold surname identified as Black, with 54.50% in 2000 and slightly more in 2010 at 55.05%. The next large group was those who identified as White, which decreased from 38.40% in 2000 to 34.90% in 2010. The Hispanic population with this surname saw a significant increase of 61.94%, rising from 1.55% to 2.51%, during this period. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander declined by nearly 22%, while those who identified with two or more races increased by 25.12%. Remarkably, there was a notable rise in those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, with a massive 269.05% increase from 2000 to 2010, albeit from a small base.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	54.5%	55.05%	1.01%
White	38.4%	34.9%	-9.11%
Two or More Races	4.22%	5.28%	25.12%
Hispanic	1.55%	2.51%	61.94%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.42%	1.55%	269.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.91%	0.71%	-21.98%