Ramsburg

English

Etymology

Possibly a habitational surname from German Ramsburg, in Franconia, even though this surname is not found in Germany. Alternatively, it could be a variant of Ramsberg or Ramsberger.

Proper noun

Ramsburg (plural Ramsburgs)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ramsburg is the 41959^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 518 individuals. Ramsburg is most common among White (98.65%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ramsburg”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as 't coolhof gheweest in 1581. Named after a former mansion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑms.bʏrx/
• Hyphenation: Rams‧burg

Proper noun

Ramsburg n

1. A neighbourhood of Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “ramsburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN