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

Ortiz-Ramírez, 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 Ortiz-Ramírez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ortiz-Ramírez in America

Ortiz-Ramírez is the 80131st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ortiz-Ramírez surname appeared 237 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 Ortiz-Ramírez.

The history of the last name Ortiz-Ramírez

The surname ORTIZRAMIREZ is a Hispanic double-barreled surname originating from Spain and Mexico in the 15th and 16th centuries. The first part, Ortiz, derives from the Spanish given name Ordoño, which was a Visigothic name meaning "fortune" or "wealthy." The second part, Ramirez, is a patronymic surname derived from the given name Ramiro, meaning "wise protector."

This combined surname is believed to have first appeared in records during the Spanish Reconquista, when families from different regions united through marriage, combining their surnames. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name was in a 1492 census document from the town of Segovia, Spain, listing a family with the surname ORTIZRAMIREZ.

In the 16th century, as Spanish colonization of the Americas began, the surname ORTIZRAMIREZ was carried by settlers to Mexico and other parts of Latin America. In 1532, a soldier named Juan ORTIZRAMIREZ was recorded as part of Hernán Cortés's conquest of Mexico.

During the colonial era, ORTIZRAMIREZ became a prominent surname among the Spanish nobility and landowners in Mexico. Notable examples include Diego ORTIZRAMIREZ (1603-1675), a wealthy hacendado and one of the founders of the city of Guadalajara, and María ORTIZRAMIREZ (1724-1799), a renowned philanthropist who established several schools and hospitals in Mexico City.

As the centuries passed, the surname spread throughout Latin America and into the United States, carried by immigrants and their descendants. Some notable ORTIZRAMIREZ figures in more recent history include:

1. Joaquín ORTIZRAMIREZ (1858-1931), a Mexican general and politician who served as governor of Jalisco.
2. Matilde ORTIZRAMIREZ (1890-1974), a Peruvian poet and feminist activist.
3. Ernesto ORTIZRAMIREZ (1928-2003), a Mexican artist and muralist known for his vibrant depictions of indigenous culture.
4. Juana ORTIZRAMIREZ (1942-2018), a Chilean human rights lawyer who fought against the Pinochet regime.
5. Carlos ORTIZRAMIREZ (born 1965), a Guatemalan writer and professor whose works explore themes of identity and migration.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ortiz-Ramírez

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Ortiz-Ramírez.

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 Ortiz-Ramírez 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.

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 Ortiz-Ramírez was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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