Find out how popular the last name Ramirez-Mendez 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-Mendez.

Ramirez-Mendez, 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-Mendez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ramirez-Mendez in America

Ramirez-Mendez is the 116829th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ramirez-Mendez surname appeared 149 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-Mendez.

The history of the last name Ramirez-Mendez

The surname RAMIREZMENDEZ has its origins in Spain, where it emerged during the medieval period. The name is a compound surname, formed by the combination of the paternal surname Ramirez and the maternal surname Mendez.

Ramirez is derived from the Spanish given name Ramiro, which is of Germanic origin and means "wise protector." The name Ramiro was commonly used in medieval Spain, particularly in the regions of Castile and Aragon. The first recorded instances of the surname Ramirez can be traced back to the 12th century.

Mendez, on the other hand, is a patronymic surname derived from the given name Mendo, which is of Visigothic origin and means "valiant protector." The name Mendo was popular in the northern regions of Spain during the Middle Ages, and the surname Mendez emerged as a way to identify individuals as the descendants of someone named Mendo.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the surname RAMIREZMENDEZ can be found in the Becerro de Behetrías, a medieval census document from the 14th century. This document lists several individuals with the surname RAMIREZMENDEZ living in various towns and villages across the regions of Castile and León.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals bearing the surname RAMIREZMENDEZ:

1. Diego Ramírez Mendez (c. 1470 - c. 1540), a Spanish conquistador and explorer who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés.

2. Alonso Ramírez Mendez (c. 1500 - c. 1570), a Spanish sailor and navigator who accompanied Ferdinand Magellan on his historic circumnavigation of the globe.

3. Pedro Ramírez Mendez (c. 1580 - c. 1650), a Spanish colonist and landowner who played a significant role in the establishment of settlements in present-day Argentina.

4. Juana Ramírez Mendez (c. 1625 - c. 1690), a renowned Spanish playwright and poet who wrote several works that were performed in the courtly theaters of Madrid.

5. Sebastián Ramírez Mendez (c. 1700 - c. 1780), a Spanish military officer and governor of the province of Veracruz in New Spain (present-day Mexico).

The surname RAMIREZMENDEZ has also been associated with various place names in Spain, such as the town of Ramirezmendez in the province of Burgos, which likely derived its name from a local landowner or notable figure bearing this surname in the past.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ramirez-Mendez

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

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

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