Ramsey (surname) explained

Ramsey is an English toponymic surname of Old English origin, derived either from Ramsey in Huntingdonshire or Ramsey in Essex.^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Aaron Ramsey (born 1990), Welsh footballer
• Aaron Ramsey (born 2003), English footballer
• Alexander Ramsey (1815–1903), American politician; second governor of Minnesota
• Alf Ramsey (1920–1999), English football manager; led the England national football team to a World Cup victory
• Alma Ramsey (1907–1993), British sculptor
• Anne Ramsey (1929–1988), American actress
• Ariana Ramsey (born 2000), American rugby player
• Arthur Stanley Ramsey (1867–1924), British mathematician
• Bella Ramsey (born 2003), British actor
• Ben Ramsey (politician) (1903–1985), American politician, former Lieutenant Governor of Texas
• Bill Ramsey, multiple people
• Boniface Ramsey (born 1945), American Roman Catholic priest
• Charles H. Ramsey (born 1950), American former Washington, D.C. chief of police and Philadelphia police commissioner
• Chris Ramsey, British comedian
• Claude Ramsey (1943–2018), American farmer and politician
• David Ramsey (disambiguation), multiple people including Dave Ramsey
• DeWitt Clinton Ramsey (1888–1961), American naval commander
• Edwin P. Ramsey (1917–2003), US Army officer and guerrilla leader during the Japanese World War II occupation of the Philippines
• Elizabeth Ramsey (1931–2015), Filipino comedian, singer and actress
• Emily Ramsey (footballer) (born 2000), English footballer
• Franchesca Ramsey (born 1983), American activist, comedian, and YouTuber known as Chescaleigh
• Frank Ramsey (basketball) (1931–2018), American basketball player and coach
• Frank P. Ramsey (1903–1930), British mathematician; originator of Ramsey theory
• Geoff Ramsey (born 1975), American voice actor
• Gordon Ramsey (1930–1993), American television, stage and voice actor
• Griffon Ramsey (born 1980), American chainsaw artist
• Ian Ramsey (1915–1972), English philosopher and Bishop of Durham
• Jacob Ramsey (born 2001), English footballer
• Jahmi'us Ramsey (born 2001), American basketball player
• Jalen Ramsey (born 1994), American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Rams
• John Bennett Ramsey (born 1943), American businessman, author, and father of JonBenét Ramsey
• JonBenét Ramsey (1990–1996), American child beauty pageant contestant murdered in 1996
• Joseph H. Ramsey (1816–1894), American politician
• Justus Cornelius Ramsey (1821–1881), American politician
• Kamari Ramsey, American football player
• Lane Ramsey (born 1996), American baseball player
• Laura Ramsey (born 1982), American actress
• Logan Ramsey (1921–2000), American actor
• Marion Ramsey (1947–2021), American actresses and singer
• Mason Ramsey (born 2006), American singer
• Mary Ramsey, multiple people
• Mary Ramsey (philanthropist) (died 1601), English philanthropist
• Mary Ramsey (musician), (born 1963), American singer-songwriter
• Michael Ramsey (disambiguation), multiple people
• Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr. (1915–2011), American physicist and Nobel prize laureate
• Patrick Ramsey (born 1979), American professional football player
• Patsy Ramsey (1956–2006), American beauty pageant winner and mother of JonBenét Ramsey
• Paul Ramsey (disambiguation), multiple people
• Randy Ramsey (born 1995), American football player
• Robert Ramsey (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rolla Ramsey (1872–1955), American physicist, university professor, and radio electronics pioneer
• Sam Ramsey (1873–1956), Scottish-born Wales international rugby union player
• Steve Ramsey (musician), British guitarist
• Toad Ramsey (1864–1906), American baseball player
• William Ramsey (disambiguation), multiple people

See also

• Baron de Ramsey, title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1887
• Ramsay (surname)
• Rasey

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ramsey Surname . surnamedb.com . 2015-07-04 .