LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Ransom
Ransom is the 2,144th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 16,469 people carried it, about 5.5 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Ransom are White.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White52.7%
Black36.3%
Multiracial5.1%
Hispanic3.5%
Native American1.9%
Asian American0.6%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#1,906
17,410
2000
#2,113
15,754
2010
#2,150
16,871
2020
#2,144
16,469