as a Last Name
- 14,652
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Ring
Meaning & Origins
English, German, and Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a maker of rings (from Middle English ring, Middle High German rinc, Middle Dutch ring), either to be worn as jewelry or as component parts of chain-mail, harnesses, and other objects. In part it may also have arisen as a nickname for a wearer of a ring.
| 2,142nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 14,652
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Maine
- has the most people named Ring per capita
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