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

Ronces, 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 Ronces surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ronces in America

Ronces is the 82044th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ronces surname appeared 230 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 Ronces.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ronces 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 Ronces

The surname RONCES is believed to have originated in France, specifically in the northern regions of the country. The name likely dates back to the Middle Ages, around the 12th or 13th century.

One possible origin of the name RONCES is from the Old French word "ronce," meaning "bramble" or "prickly shrub." It may have been a descriptive name given to someone who lived near a thorny thicket or who worked with brambles.

Another theory suggests that the name RONCES is derived from a place name, possibly a locality or region within northern France where brambles were abundant. Place names often served as the basis for many surnames during that time period.

While there are no definitive records mentioning the name RONCES in historical documents like the Domesday Book, some of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in French parish records and census rolls from the 16th and 17th centuries.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name RONCES was Jean RONCES, a French merchant born in Rouen around 1570. Another notable figure was Pierre RONCES, a French soldier who fought in the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648).

During the 17th century, the name RONCES appeared in various spellings, such as "Ronce," "Ronses," and "Ronsez," reflecting regional variations and inconsistencies in record-keeping at the time.

In the 18th century, a prominent figure with the surname RONCES was Jacques RONCES (1712-1790), a French lawyer and politician who served as a magistrate in Paris.

Another notable bearer of the name was Marie RONCES (1765-1841), a French writer and historian who authored several works on the history of her native region of Normandy.

Moving into the 19th century, one of the most notable figures with the surname RONCES was Louis RONCES (1825-1895), a French artist known for his landscape paintings depicting rural scenes from northern France.

While the surname RONCES is not among the most common in France today, it remains a part of the country's rich historical and cultural heritage, with its origins tracing back to medieval times and potential connections to the natural landscape and local place names.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ronces

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

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

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