Ramírez-Gonzále last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Ramírez-Gonzále

A Spanish surname composed of two surnames, Ramírez and Gonzále.

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

Popularity of Ramírez-Gonzále in America

Ramírez-Gonzále is the 48628th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ramírez-Gonzále surname appeared 434 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 Ramírez-Gonzále.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ramírez-Gonzále 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.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 48628 114852 -81.02%
Count 434 141 101.91%
Proportion per 100k 0.15 0.05 100.00%

The history of the last name Ramírez-Gonzále

The surname RAMIREZGONZALE has its origins in Spain, with the name being a combination of two distinct surnames – Ramirez and Gonzale. The earliest records of the surname date back to the 12th century.

Ramirez is a patronymic surname derived from the given name Ramiro, which is of Germanic origin and means "renowned adviser" or "famous counselor." It was a popular name among the Spanish nobility during the Middle Ages. The surname Gonzale, on the other hand, is also a patronymic derived from the given name Gonzalo, a Spanish variant of the Germanic name Gundisalvus, meaning "battle fighter."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Ramirez can be found in the Becerro de Behetrías, a medieval census document from the 14th century, which mentions a certain Ruy Ramirez de Arellano, a nobleman who held lands in the region of Castile.

In the 15th century, a famous bearer of the Ramirez surname was Pedro Ramirez de Arellano, a Spanish military commander who played a crucial role in the Reconquista, the Christian conquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors. He was born in 1420 and died in 1488.

Another notable figure with the surname Ramirez was Miguel Ramirez de Prado, a Spanish explorer and conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the 16th century. He was born around 1490 and died in 1540.

In the 17th century, Francisco Ramirez de Madrid was a prominent Spanish architect who designed several churches and buildings in Madrid and its surrounding areas. He lived from 1620 to 1685.

A famous bearer of the Gonzale surname was Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, a Spanish military leader and nobleman known as "El Gran Capitán" (The Great Captain) for his brilliant military tactics during the Italian Wars of the late 15th and early 16th centuries. He was born in 1453 and died in 1515.

The combination of the two surnames, RAMIREZGONZALE, is believed to have emerged in the 16th or 17th century, possibly through marriage between families bearing the respective surnames. Over time, it became a distinct surname carried by various individuals throughout Spanish history.

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

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

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 Ramírez-Gonzále was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 2.53% 11
Non-Hispanic Black Only 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races (S)% (S)
Hispanic Origin 97.00% 421

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 Ramírez-Gonzále has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 2.53% (S)% (S)%
Black 0.00% (S)% (S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaskan Native (S)% 0.00% (S)%
Two or More Races (S)% 0.00% (S)%
Hispanic 97.00% 96.45% 0.57%

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

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