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

Ramires, 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 Ramires surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ramires in America

Ramires is the 5466th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ramires surname appeared 6,362 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Ramires.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ramires 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 Ramires

The surname Ramires has its origins in Spain, where it emerged during the medieval period. It is believed to be a Spanish variant of the name Ramiro, derived from the Germanic elements "ragin" (meaning counsel) and "meri" (meaning famous). This name was popular among the Visigoths who ruled parts of the Iberian Peninsula between the 5th and 8th centuries.

Ramires is thought to have been initially used as a patronymic surname, indicating that the bearer was the son or descendant of someone named Ramiro. The earliest known record of the name Ramires dates back to the 11th century, when it appeared in a document from the Kingdom of León.

In the 13th century, the name Ramires was mentioned in the Cantigas de Santa Maria, a collection of poems and songs written by King Alfonso X of Castile and León. One of these cantigas, or songs, was dedicated to a knight named Ramiro Ramires.

During the Reconquista, the period of Christian conquest of Moorish territories in the Iberian Peninsula, several individuals bearing the surname Ramires played significant roles. One notable figure was Alonso Ramires de Arellano, a military commander who fought against the Moors in the 13th century.

In the 15th century, a nobleman named Gonzalo Ramires de Villaescusa held the position of Lord of Villaescusa and served as a trustee for the royal family of Castile.

Another prominent individual with the surname Ramires was Alonso Ramires de Prado, a Spanish explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in the 16th century. He was among the first Europeans to set foot in what is now Mexico City.

In the realm of literature, the Spanish playwright and poet Lope de Vega featured a character named Ramiro Ramires in one of his plays, "El Mayordomo de la Duquesa de Amalfi" (The Steward of the Duchess of Amalfi), written in the early 17th century.

Throughout its history, the surname Ramires has also been associated with various places in Spain, such as the town of Ramires in the province of Soria, and the village of Ramires de Burgos in the province of Burgos.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ramires

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

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

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