Find out how popular the last name Ramler is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Ramler.

Ramler, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Ramler surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ramler in America

Ramler is the 49268th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ramler surname appeared 427 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Ramler.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ramler to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Ramler

The surname "RAMLER" is of German origin and dates back to the medieval period. It is believed to have originated from the German word "ramm," which means "ram" or "male sheep." The name may have been initially given as a descriptive nickname to someone who worked with rams or had a physical resemblance to the animal.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name "RAMLER" can be found in the Bürgermeisterbuch (Book of Mayors) of the city of Lübeck, dating back to the 14th century. This document mentions a certain Ramler who served as a city official in Lübeck during that time.

In the 15th century, there are records of a notable family of scholars and writers from the town of Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, who bore the surname Ramler. The most famous among them was Karl Wilhelm Ramler (1725-1798), a renowned German poet and critic who played a significant role in the German literary movement known as the "Enlightenment."

Another notable individual with the surname Ramler was Johann Heinrich Ramler (1763-1840), a German architect and urban planner. He was responsible for designing several important buildings and urban developments in Berlin during the early 19th century.

In the 16th century, the name "RAMLER" appeared in various records from the region of Silesia, which was then part of the Holy Roman Empire. One such record mentions a certain Andres Ramler, a landowner from the village of Ramlersdorf, near the city of Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland).

The surname "RAMLER" has also been associated with several place names in Germany and neighboring regions. For instance, the village of Ramlersdorf, mentioned earlier, likely derived its name from an early settler or landowner with the surname Ramler.

Throughout history, there have been several other notable individuals bearing the surname Ramler, including Johann Gottlieb Ramler (1724-1800), a German poet and literary critic; Karl Friedrich Ramler (1800-1872), a German philologist and linguist; and Ernst Ramler (1887-1945), a German military officer during World War II.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ramler

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Ramler.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Ramler was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Ramler has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Ramler was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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