Ramsfield

Ramsfield Meaning & Origin

About Ramsfield
The surname Ramsfield is of English origin and is derived from a combination of the Old English words "ram" meaning "ram" or "male sheep" and "feld" meaning "field." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Ramsfield can be interpreted as "field of rams" or "field where rams are kept." It is likely that the name originally referred to a location where sheep farming or husbandry was prominent, or it could have been a descriptive name given to someone who lived near or worked with rams.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Ramsfield is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Ramsfield: 111
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 148,347
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Ramsfield based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Ramsfield is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
RMSFLT
🗽 NYSIIS
RANA
🔊 Soundex
R0521043
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R AE1 M S F IY2 L D
🌐 IPA
/ramsfield*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RMSFLT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R521

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Ramsfield in Braille

Here's how to represent Ramsfield in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Ramsfield in braille

How to sign the name Ramsfield using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Ramsfield using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Ramsfield in sign language

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