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RAMSEY

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There are approximately 9,387 people named Ramsey in the UK. That makes it the 1,128th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 149 are named Ramsey.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Ramsey surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) From Ea, Saxon, water, or an isle, and Ram, Ram's Isle, a place in Huntingdonshire, England; where the family originated, and afterward settled in Scotland. Ramus, Latin, branches, young trees--the isle of underbrush, branches, or young trees; a place where cattle browse. Reomasey, Saxon, from Reoma, the rim, edge, extremity, a border, and ey, an island.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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