Explore the Family Name Ringor

The meaning of Ringor

Filipino: from Ilokano ringgor ‘fight, quarrel’, applied either as a nickname for someone who is easily annoyed, or as a metonymic occupational name for a fighter.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ringor has shown an increase in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the rank of the surname Ringor was 64,385, but by 2010 it had risen to 62,903, showing a positive change of approximately 2.3%. The count of people with this surname also saw a rise from 289 in 2000 to 318 in 2010, marking a 10.03% growth over the decade. However, the proportion of the population carrying this surname per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.11 in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,385	#62,903	2.3%
Count	289	318	10.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ringor

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnicity associated with the Ringor surname. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a slight decrease from 68.17% to 65.41% over the decade. Those identifying as belonging to two or more races increased significantly by 57.51%, rising from 10.38% in 2000 to 16.35% in 2010. The percentage of White individuals with this surname decreased by nearly half from 8.65% to 4.40%, while those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 8.65% to 11.32%. Interestingly, there were no individuals with the Ringor surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, 2.52% identified themselves as Black.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	68.17%	65.41%	-4.05%
Two or More Races	10.38%	16.35%	57.51%
Hispanic	8.65%	11.32%	30.87%
White	8.65%	4.4%	-49.13%
Black	0%	2.52%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%