Find out how popular the last name Ramírez-Pérez 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-Pérez.

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

Popularity of Ramírez-Pérez in America

Ramírez-Pérez is the 34110th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ramírez-Pérez surname appeared 666 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-Pérez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ramírez-Pérez 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 Ramírez-Pérez

The surname RAMIREZPEREZ has its origins in Spain, with the earliest records dating back to the 15th century. It is a compound surname formed by combining the two surnames Ramirez and Perez, which were common in the regions of Andalusia and Castile.

The name Ramirez is derived from the Germanic personal name Ramiro, which itself comes from the elements "ragin" (meaning counsel) and "meri" (meaning famous). This name was popular among the Visigoths who ruled parts of the Iberian Peninsula in the 5th to 8th centuries. Perez, on the other hand, is a patronymic surname derived from the personal name Pedro, which is the Spanish form of Peter.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname RAMIREZPEREZ can be found in the archives of the city of Seville, where a certain Juan RAMIREZPEREZ is mentioned in a document from 1492, the same year Christopher Columbus set sail for the Americas. This suggests that the surname was already established in Andalusia by that time.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, as Spain expanded its colonial empire, many individuals bearing the surname RAMIREZPEREZ migrated to the Americas, particularly to Mexico and Peru. One notable figure from this period is Diego RAMIREZPEREZ (1550-1620), a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Chile and later served as the governor of the province of Cuyo in present-day Argentina.

In the 18th century, a branch of the RAMIREZPEREZ family settled in the region of Catalonia, where the surname was sometimes spelled as RAMIREZYPERES or RAMIREZIPEREZ. One prominent individual from this branch was Josep RAMIREZPEREZ (1720-1785), a renowned architect who designed several churches and public buildings in Barcelona.

Another noteworthy figure is María RAMIREZPEREZ (1810-1892), a Mexican poet and playwright who was one of the pioneers of the Romantic movement in her country. Her works, which often celebrated the indigenous heritage of Mexico, played a significant role in shaping the nation's cultural identity.

In more recent times, the surname RAMIREZPEREZ has been carried by several influential figures, such as Miguel RAMIREZPEREZ (1905-1981), a Colombian politician and diplomat who served as the country's ambassador to the United Nations, and Carmen RAMIREZPEREZ (1920-2005), a Spanish painter and sculptor whose works were exhibited in galleries around the world.

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

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

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

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