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

Ramirez Chavez, 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 Ramirez Chavez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ramirez Chavez in America

Ramirez Chavez is the 94730th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ramirez Chavez surname appeared 193 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 Ramirez Chavez.

The history of the last name Ramirez Chavez

The surname RAMIREZCHAVEZ is a double-barreled Hispanic name with origins in Spain and Mexico. The first part, Ramirez, derives from the Spanish given name Ramiro, which in turn comes from the Germanic Rami, meaning "raven." The second part, Chavez, is a patronymic surname originating from the Iberian given name Chava, a diminutive of Salvador.

In medieval Spain, the name Ramirez was particularly prevalent in the regions of Castile and Aragon. It is recorded in documents from the 11th century onwards, including the Becerro de Behetrías, a census of landowners and vassals compiled in 1352 under the orders of King Pedro I of Castile.

The earliest known bearer of the combined surname RAMIREZCHAVEZ was Juan Ramírez Chávez, a Spanish conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century. Another notable figure was Rodrigo Ramírez Chávez, a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as a deputy in the Constituent Congress of 1856-1857.

In the 17th century, the surname was documented in the town of Santa María de las Parras, located in the present-day Mexican state of Coahuila. Francisco Ramírez Chávez, born in 1625, was a prominent landowner and rancher in the region.

The 19th century saw the rise of several influential individuals bearing this name, such as Pedro Ramírez Chávez (1813-1891), a Mexican general who fought in the Mexican-American War, and José María Ramírez Chávez (1857-1922), a Mexican philosopher and educator who founded the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria.

Another notable figure was Ignacio Ramírez Chávez (1818-1879), a Mexican lawyer, writer, and politician who served as a deputy in the Constituent Congress of 1856-1857 and later as Minister of Justice and Public Instruction under President Benito Juárez.

In more recent times, the surname RAMIREZCHAVEZ has been carried by individuals like Luis Ramírez Chávez (1888-1957), a Mexican architect and urban planner who designed several landmark buildings in Mexico City, and María Ramírez Chávez (1913-2002), a Mexican painter and muralist known for her vibrant depictions of indigenous culture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ramirez Chavez

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

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

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