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

Ringo, 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 Ringo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ringo in America

Ringo is the 12025th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ringo surname appeared 2,596 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Ringo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ringo 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 Ringo

The surname RINGO has its origins in the English county of Yorkshire, where it first emerged in the early 13th century. The name is thought to be derived from the Old English words "ring" and "hoga," meaning "a dweller at the ring-shaped hill or mound."

During the medieval period, RINGO was predominantly found in the Yorkshire Dales, particularly in the villages and hamlets around the market town of Skipton. The earliest known record of the name appears in the Wakefield Court Rolls of 1275, where a certain Willelmus Ryngho is mentioned.

By the 14th century, various spellings of the name had emerged, including Ryngo, Ryngho, and Ryngowe. In the Subsidy Rolls of 1379, a John Ryngowe is listed as a taxpayer in the village of Embsay, near Skipton.

The RINGO surname is notably absent from the Domesday Book of 1086, suggesting that the name originated after the Norman Conquest of England. However, it is possible that the name's roots can be traced back to the pre-Conquest period, as many English surnames evolved from descriptive nicknames or placenames during the 11th and 12th centuries.

One of the earliest recorded bearers of the RINGO surname was William Ryngho, who was born in the village of Grassington in the late 13th century. He is mentioned in the Kirkby Malhamdale Court Rolls of 1301 as a freeholder in the nearby village of Linton.

Another notable figure was John Ryngowe, a wool merchant from Skipton who lived in the mid-15th century. He is recorded in the Skipton Parish Registers of 1457 as having made a substantial donation towards the construction of the town's church spire.

In the 16th century, the RINGO surname began to spread beyond Yorkshire, with families bearing the name appearing in the neighboring counties of Lancashire and Derbyshire. One such individual was Thomas Ryngowe, a yeoman farmer from the village of Mellor in Derbyshire, who is mentioned in the Wills and Inventories of 1583.

The 17th century saw the emergence of a prominent RINGO family in the city of York. Richard Ringo, born in 1625, was a successful merchant and alderman who served as Lord Mayor of York in 1684. His grandson, also named Richard Ringo (1670-1741), followed in his footsteps and became a respected figure in the city's civic affairs.

As the centuries progressed, the RINGO surname continued to be found across various parts of northern England, with families bearing the name making their mark in various professions and walks of life.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ringo

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

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 Ringo 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 Ringo 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 Ringo was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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