Ramsden

English

Etymology

Probably from Old English hramsa (“onion, garlic”) + dene (“valley”).

Proper noun

Ramsden (countable and uncountable, plural Ramsdens)

1. A place in England:
   1. A suburb of Orpington, borough of Bromley, Greater London, formerly in Kent (OS grid ref TQ4766).
   2. A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3515).
   3. A hamlet in Besford parish and Drakes Broughton and Wadborough parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO9246).
2. A surname transferred from the place name.

Derived terms

• Ramsden Bellhouse

Related terms

• Ramsdale

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ramsden is the 17586^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1598 individuals. Ramsden is most common among White (93.74%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Erdmans, Mardens, Marsden, Menards, damners, manders, manreds, remands