Ringold
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English
Etymology
- As a German surname, variant of German Ringolt, equivalent to Ring (“ring”) + walten (“to rule”). Compare Ringgold.
- As a Jewish surname, variant of Reingold, from German rein (“pure”) + Gold.
Proper noun
Ringold (countable and uncountable, plural Ringolds)
- A surname from German.
- An unincorporated community in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ringold is the 36048th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 622 individuals. Ringold is most common among White (53.05%) and Black/African American (39.39%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ringold”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.