Find out how popular the last name Ramirez Cruz 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 Cruz.

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

Popularity of Ramirez Cruz in America

Ramirez Cruz is the 56310th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ramirez Cruz surname appeared 363 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 Cruz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ramirez Cruz 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 Ramirez Cruz

The surname RAMIREZCRUZ is a compound Hispanic surname combining the paternal surname Ramirez and the maternal surname Cruz. It originated in Spain during the medieval period.

The first part, Ramirez, derives from the Spanish given name Ramiro, which is of Germanic origin meaning "wise protector" or "famous advisor." Ramiro was a popular name among the Visigoths in Spain. The earliest known records of the surname Ramirez date back to the 12th century in the region of Castile.

The second part, Cruz, is derived from the Spanish word for "cross," likely referring to the Christian cross. It may have been adopted as a surname by early converts to Christianity in Spain during the Reconquista era, when the Iberian Peninsula was being reclaimed from Moorish rule.

One of the earliest documented instances of the surname Ramirez appears in the Fuero de Cáceres, a legal code from the city of Cáceres, Spain, dating back to 1234. This document mentions a nobleman named Gonzalo Ramirez.

In the 15th century, a prominent figure with the surname Ramirez was Pedro Ramirez de Arellano (c. 1450-1508), a Spanish conquistador and explorer who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493.

Another notable individual with the surname was Lucio Ramírez (1853-1926), a Mexican military officer and politician who served as Governor of Jalisco from 1917 to 1923.

The surname Cruz has a long history in Spain and Latin America. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this surname was Juan de la Cruz (1542-1591), a Spanish mystic and Carmelite friar known for his poetry and spiritual writings.

In the 19th century, Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651-1695), a Mexican nun and renowned poet, was one of the most influential figures in the Spanish Golden Age literature.

Overall, the compound surname RAMIREZCRUZ reflects the rich cultural heritage and diverse influences that have shaped Hispanic surnames over centuries, combining elements of Germanic, Christian, and Iberian traditions.

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

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

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

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