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

Ramil, 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 Ramil surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ramil in America

Ramil is the 53667th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ramil surname appeared 385 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 Ramil.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ramil 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 Ramil

The surname RAMIL is believed to have originated in the Philippines. It is a variation of the Spanish surname Ramil, which was derived from the Latin word "ramus," meaning "branch" or "bough." The earliest recorded instances of this surname date back to the 16th century, during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines.

RAMIL is thought to have been first adopted by Filipinos who were baptized and given Spanish surnames by Spanish missionaries. The name may have been initially bestowed upon individuals who lived near or worked with trees or branches, or it could have been a descriptive surname reflecting a person's physical appearance or characteristics.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname RAMIL was Juan RAMIL, a Filipino landowner and farmer who lived in the province of Pampanga in the late 16th century. Records from the time show that he owned a sizable tract of land and was involved in the cultivation of various crops.

In the 17th century, the name RAMIL appeared in several church records and land titles in the provinces of Bulacan and Nueva Ecija. This suggests that the surname had spread to different regions of the Philippines by that time.

A notable figure with the surname RAMIL was Pedro RAMIL, a Filipino revolutionary who fought against Spanish colonial rule in the late 19th century. He was born in 1856 and played a significant role in the Philippine Revolution of 1896-1898, which eventually led to the country's independence from Spain.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Maria RAMIL, a Philippine writer and educator who lived in the early 20th century. She was born in 1885 and authored several books on Filipino culture and literature, as well as textbooks used in schools across the Philippines.

In more recent history, one can find mentions of individuals with the surname RAMIL in various fields, such as politics, business, and the arts. For example, Manuel RAMIL was a Filipino politician who served as a senator in the Philippine Congress from 1949 to 1955.

Additionally, the name RAMIL has been associated with several place names in the Philippines, such as Barangay Ramil in the province of Bulacan and Sitio Ramil in the province of Pampanga. These place names may have derived from the presence of individuals with the surname RAMIL in those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ramil

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

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 Ramil 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 Ramil 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 Ramil was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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