Ramsey is an English

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

origin, derived either from

Ramsey Ramsey may refer to: Geography British Isles * Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, a small market town in England * Ramsey, Essex, a village near Harwich, England ** Ramsey and Parkeston, a civil parish formerly called just "Ramsey" * Ramsey, Isle of Man, t ...

in Huntingdonshire or

in Essex. Notable people with the surname include: *

Aaron Ramsey Aaron James Ramsey (born 26 December 1990) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Wales national team. Ramsey mainly plays as a box-to-box midfielder, but has also been deployed on the left ...

(born 1990), Welsh footballer *

Alexander Ramsey Alexander Ramsey (September 8, 1815 April 22, 1903) was an American politician. He served as a Whig and Republican over a variety of offices between the 1840s and the 1880s. He was the first Minnesota Territorial Governor. Early years and fam ...

(1815–1903), American politician; second governor of Minnesota *

Alf Ramsey Sir Alfred Ernest Ramsey (22 January 1920 – 28 April 1999) was an English football player and manager. As a player, he represented the England national team and captained the side, but he is best known for his time as England manager fr ...

(1920–1999), English football manager; led the English national football team to a World Cup victory * Alma Ramsey (1907–1993), British sculptor *

Anne Ramsey Angelina Anne Ramsey-Mobley (March 27, 1929 – August 11, 1988) was an American actress. She is best known for her film roles as Mama Fratelli in ''The Goonies'' (1985) and as Mrs. Lift in ''Throw Momma from the Train'' (1987), the latter of wh ...

(1929–1988), American actress *

Arthur Stanley Ramsey Arthur Stanley Ramsey (9 September 1867 – 31 December 1954) was a British mathematician and author of mathematics and physics textbooks. He was Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge, and its President from 1915–52. Biography The son of Re ...

(1867–1924), British mathematician *

Bella Ramsey Isabella May Ramsey (born in September 2003) is an English actor. She is known for her breakthrough role as young noblewoman Lyanna Mormont in the HBO fantasy television series '' Game of Thrones'' (2016–2019), and subsequent television ro ...

(born 2003), British actress *

Ben Ramsey (politician) Benjamin Turner Ramsey (December 28, 1903 – March 27, 1985) was a Texas politician who served in a succession of offices during the mid-20th century. He served in both Houses of the Texas Legislature, as secretary of state, 34th Lieutenant G ...

(1903–1985), American politician, former Lieutenant Governor of Texas * Bill Ramsey, multiple people *

Boniface Ramsey J. Boniface Ramsey (born 6 October 1945) is an American Catholic priest who was ordained in 1973 as a member of the Dominican Order. From 1987 to 1996 Ramsey was a professor at Immaculate Conception Seminary at Seton Hall University. Life From 198 ...

(born 1945), American Roman Catholic priest * Charles H. Ramsey (born 1950), American former Washington, D.C. chief of police and Philadelphia police commissioner * Claude Ramsey (1943–2018), American farmer and politician *

Dave Ramsey David Lawrence Ramsey III (born September 3, 1960) is an American personal finance personality, radio show host, author, and businessman. An evangelical Christian, he hosts the nationally syndicated radio program ''The Ramsey Show''. Ramsey has ...

(born 1960), American talk-radio personality and financial advisor *

DeWitt Clinton Ramsey Admiral DeWitt Clinton Ramsey (2 October 1888 – 7 September 1961) was a U.S. Navy officer and pioneer naval aviator who served as an aircraft carrier commander during World War II. His postwar assignments included command of the U.S. Pacifi ...

(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 Elizabeth Indino Ramsey (December 3, 1931 – October 8, 2015) was a Filipina singer, comedian, and actress. During her almost six-decade career, she established herself as an iconic showbiz personality and entertainer. Ramsey's unique appearance ...

(1931–2015), Filipino comedian, singer and actress * Emily Ramsey (footballer) (born 2000), English footballer *

Franchesca Ramsey Franchesca Leigh Ramsey (born November 29, 1983), also known as Chescaleigh, is an American comedian, activist, television and YouTube personality, and actress, who has appeared on MTV and MSNBC. She gained media fame quickly after her YouTube ...

(born 1983), American activist, comedian, and YouTuber known as Chescaleigh *

Frank Ramsey (basketball) Frank Vernon Ramsey Jr. (July 13, 1931 – July 8, 2018) was an American professional basketball player and coach. A 6-3 forward/guard, he played his entire nine-year (1954–1964) NBA career with the Boston Celtics and played a major role i ...

(1931–2018), basketball Hall of Fame inductee *

Frank P. Ramsey Frank Plumpton Ramsey (; 22 February 1903 – 19 January 1930) was a British philosopher, mathematician, and economist who made major contributions to all three fields before his death at the age of 26. He was a close friend of Ludwig Wittgenste ...

(1903–1930), early 20th century British mathematician; originator of Ramsey theory *

Geoff Ramsey Geoffrey Lazer Ramsey (born Geoffrey Paul Wright, later Geoffrey Paul Fink on June 19, 1975) is an American voice actor, film producer and internet personality. He co-founded the production company Rooster Teeth and is known for voicing Dexter G ...

(born 1975), American voice actor * Gordon Ramsey (1930–1993), American television, stage and voice actor *

Griffon Ramsey Griffon E. Ramsey ( née O'Connell; born April 23, 1980) is an American chainsaw carving artist known for her pop-culture wood sculptures which have appeared at the Australian Chainsaw Carving Championships and the Butler Chainsaw Carving Invita ...

(1980), American chainsaw artist *

Ian Ramsey Ian Thomas Ramsey (31 January 1915 – 6 October 1972) was a British Anglican bishop and academic. He was Professor of the Philosophy of Religion at the University of Oxford, and Bishop of Durham from 1966 until his death in 1972. He wrote ex ...

(1915–1972), English philosopher and Bishop of Durham * Jahmi'us Ramsey (born 2001), American basketball player *

Jalen Ramsey Jalen Lattrel Ramsey (born October 24, 1994) is an American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State and was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars fifth over ...

(born 1994), American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Rams * JonBenét Ramsey (1990–1996), American child beauty pageant contestant murdered in 1996 *

Joseph H. Ramsey Joseph Henry Ramsey (January 29, 1816 – May 12, 1894) was an American lawyer, railroad executive and politician from New York (state), New York. Life Joseph H. Ramsey was born in Sharon, New York on January 29, 1816, the son of Rev. Frederick ...

(1816–1894), American politician *

Justus Cornelius Ramsey Justus Cornelius Ramsey (June 13, 1821 – January 24, 1881) was an American businessman and politician. Born in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, Ramsey moved to Saint Paul, Minnesota Territory in 1849. He was in the real estate and grocery busines ...

(1821–1881), American politician *

Logan Ramsey Logan Carlisle Ramsey Jr. (March 21, 1921 – June 26, 2000) was an American character actor of television and film for nearly 50 years. Early life Ramsey was born in Long Beach, California, the son of Harriet Lillian (née Kilmartin) and Capt ...

(1921–2000), American actor *

Marion Ramsey Marion Ramsey (May 10, 1947 – January 7, 2021) was an American actress and singer. She was a regular on the series ''Cos'' but is best known for her role as the soft-spoken Officer Laverne Hooks in the '' Police Academy'' films. Later she app ...

(1947–2021), American actresses and singer *

Mary Ramsey Mary Ramsey (born December 24, 1963) is a member of folk rock duo John & Mary and lead singer and violinist for the American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs. Ramsey has also worked with other well-known artists such as Jackson Browne, Goo ...

(died 1601), English philanthropist *

(born 1963), American singer/songwriter with rock band 10,000 Maniacs and folk duo John & Mary * Michael Ramsey (disambiguation), multiple people * Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr. (1915–2011), American physicist and Nobel prize laureate *

Patrick Ramsey Patrick Allen Ramsey (born February 14, 1979) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the Tulane Green Wave and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft. Ramsey has also b ...

(born 1979), American professional football player * Paul Ramsey (disambiguation), multiple people *

Randy Ramsey Randy Jerry Ramsey (born September 7, 1995) is an American football outside linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Arkansas. College career Ramsey played in 39 games for Arkansas registering 90 tackles, 16 tackles for lo ...

(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) Steve Ramsey is a British guitarist who began his career with the Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Satan (band), Satan in the early 1980s, releasing a single and an album, a second album under the band name Blind Fury, an EP and another albu ...

, British guitarist *

Toad Ramsey Thomas H. "Toad" Ramsey (August 8, 1864 – March 27, 1906) was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched in the majors from to . Ramsey spent his entire career in the American Association, split between two different teams. H ...

(1864-1906), American baseball player * William Ramsey, multiple people

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