Ramsdell Family History
Ramsdell Name Meaning
English: habitational name, possibly from Ramsdell in Hampshire,
but more likely from Ramsdale, a place in North Yorkshire, named from
Old English hramsa ‘wild garlic’ (or possibly the genitive case
of the byname Ram(m) ‘ram’) + dæl ‘valley’, or from
Ramsdale Farm in Arnold, Nottinghamshire. Compare Ransdell.
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Name Distribution of Ramsdell Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Ramsdell families
 105 - 207  36 - 104 |
 1 - 35  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Ramsdell families
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6 - 9 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Ramsdell families
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3 - 2 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Ramsdell Family Origin
Ramsdell Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Ramsdell
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Ramsdell Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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