Find out how popular the last name GarciaRamirez is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named GarciaRamirez.

GarciaRamirez, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the GarciaRamirez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of GarciaRamirez in America

GarciaRamirez is the 23485th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The GarciaRamirez surname appeared 1,082 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname GarciaRamirez.

We can also compare 2010 data for GarciaRamirez to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name GarciaRamirez

The surname GARCIARAMIREZ has its origins in Spain, dating back to the medieval period. It is a compound surname, formed by combining the patronymic Garcia, derived from the Germanic personal name Garcias, and Ramirez, which is a patronymic derived from the personal name Ramiro.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname can be traced back to the 11th century, appearing in various historical documents from the regions of Aragon and Navarre. The Garcia component is believed to have originated from the Basque region, while the Ramirez portion has its roots in the Kingdom of León.

One of the notable historical figures bearing this surname was García Ramírez, who ruled as the King of Navarre from 1134 to 1150. He played a significant role in the Reconquista, the Christian campaign to reclaim territories from the Moors.

Another prominent individual was Pedro García Ramírez, a 13th-century Spanish nobleman who served as the Lord of Vizcaya and played a crucial role in the conflict between the kingdoms of Castile and León.

In the 15th century, Alonso García Ramírez was a renowned Spanish explorer and navigator who participated in several expeditions to the Americas under the command of Christopher Columbus.

Juan García Ramírez, born in 1582, was a notable Spanish theologian and philosopher who contributed significantly to the intellectual and religious discourse of his time.

Towards the end of the 16th century, María García Ramírez gained recognition as a talented painter and one of the few women artists of the Spanish Renaissance.

The surname GARCIARAMIREZ has undergone various spelling variations throughout history, such as García Ramírez, García Ramires, and Garciarramírez, reflecting regional linguistic influences and scribal practices of different eras.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name GarciaRamirez

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname GarciaRamirez.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for GarciaRamirez was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of GarciaRamirez has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name GarciaRamirez was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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