Ringgold History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Ringgold family

The surname Ringgold was first found in Norfolk where conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Ringstead, held by Norman noble Roger de Evreux as an under tenant also at Great Bircham and Old Buckenham in that same county who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. Roger held from William de Scohies who was tenant in chief. Roger was the son of Comte de Evreux, who was the son of Richard 1, Duke of Normandy.

Roger Ringstead (died 1366), was Bishop of Bangor, perhaps a native of Ringstead in Norfolk, educated at Cambridge, where he became doctor and professor of theology. 1

Early History of the Ringgold family

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Ringgold Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ringstead, Ringsted, Ring, Wring and others.

Early Notables of the Ringgold family

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Ringgold Ranking

In the United States, the name Ringgold is the 18,023^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Ringgold migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ringgold Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Y Ringgold, who landed in Maryland in 1850 3
W Ringgold, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1855 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Ringgold (post 1700) +

Faith Ringgold (1930-2024), American artist, best known for her story quilts
Sean Ringgold (b. 1977), American actor and former bodyguard
Rear Admiral Cadwalader Ringgold (1802-1867), American officer in the United States Navy who served in the United States Exploring Expedition, son of Samuel Ringgold, eponym of the USS Ringgold (DD-89), a Wickes-class destroyer and the USS Ringgold (DD-500), a Fletcher-class destroyer
Samuel Ringgold (1770-1829), American Democratic-Republican politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1810 to 1821
Samuel B. Ringgold (1796-1846), American artillery officer in the United States Army, the "Father of Modern Artillery", he died from wounds received at the Battle of Palo Alto, son of Samuel Ringgold
Samuel Ringgold (1770-1829), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Maryland State Senate, 1801-05; County Judge in Maryland, 1806-10, 1822-26; U.S. Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1810-15, 1817-21 4
Roger R. Ringgold, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1944 4
John Ringgold, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Arkansas at-large, 1837 4
James G. Ringgold, American politician, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, 1828-31 4
Charles W. Ringgold, American Republican politician, Postmaster at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1873-75 4
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html