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