Explore the Family Name Ringham

The meaning of Ringham

English: apparently a habitational name from a lost or as yet unidentified place, perhaps in East Anglia, of uncertain etymology, but probably with Old English hām ‘village, homestead’ or hamm ‘water meadow’ as the final element.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Ringham has slightly declined over a decade. In 2000, Ringham was ranked 55,376 in terms of popularity and by 2010, it had dropped to a rank of 61,585, marking an 11.21% decrease. The count of individuals with this surname also fell from 347 to 326 during this period, showing a 6.05% decline. Furthermore, the proportion of people with the surname Ringham per 100,000 population decreased by 15.38% from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,376	#61,585	-11.21%
Count	347	326	-6.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ringham

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the Ringham surname identify as White. This group accounted for 93.08% in 2000 but saw a slight decrease to 90.80% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased by 36.97%, going up from 4.03% in 2000 to 5.52% in 2010. Meanwhile, those who identified as belonging to two or more races were at 1.73% in 2000 but the data was suppressed in 2010. There were no reported individuals with the Ringham surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.08%	90.8%	-2.45%
Hispanic	4.03%	5.52%	36.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.73%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%