Ramsey

RAM-zee

English, Scottish

"garlic island"

Ramsey Origin and Meaning

The name Ramsey is a boy's name of Scottish, English origin meaning "garlic island".

Tough, cool, and rugged, Ramsey is a Scottish and English surname that has plenty of potential as a given name. Similar in style to Murray, Murphy, and Rafferty, it was chosen for around 90 boys and 70 girls in the US in a recent year.

Also written as Ramsay, the surname comes from an Old English place name, meaning "garlic island", likely owing to the growth of wild garlic in the area. Today, it is perhaps best associated with chef Gordan Ramsey and actor Bella Ramsey, though other bearers include physicist Norman Foster Ramsey, radio personality Dave Ramsey, and footballer Aaron Ramsey, among many more.

Villainous Ramsay Bolton in the series A Song of Ice and Fire and its adaptation Game of Thrones may however have tainted the name for some, and it should be noted that the Ramsay spelling is rarely used.

Ramsey Rank in US Top 1000

# 976 in the US

Popularity of the name Ramsey

• 1883 Nameberry 2024
• 757 Unique 2024
• 303 Unisex 2024
• 635 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Ramsey

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• Macklin
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• Ramsay
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Famous People Named Ramsey

• Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics
• Aaron James Ramsey Welsh football player
• Mason Ramsey the Walmart yodeling kid
• Ramsey Nasr Dutch author and actor

The name Ramsey in Pop Culture

• Trent Ramsey from movie "The Way Way Back