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Early Origins of the Ramp family

The surname Ramp was first found in Cumberland where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in the county.

Early History of the Ramp family

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Ramp Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rump, Rumpe, Rumpp and others.

Early Notables of the Ramp family

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Ramp migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ramp Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Mathew Ramp, who landed in Maryland in 1662 1
Ramp Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Hans Rud j Ramp, who arrived in Carolina in 1734 1
  • Roedolph Ramp, aged 22, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1739 1
Ramp Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Barbara Ramp, aged 35, who landed in New York in 1868 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Ramp (post 1700) +

  • Herbert M. Ramp, American politician, Member of Missouri State Senate 20th District, 1899-1902 2
  • B. F. Ramp, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1912, 1914; Candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon, 1920 2


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 24) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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