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

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

Popularity of Ramírez-Sánchez in America

Ramírez-Sánchez is the 50771st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ramírez-Sánchez surname appeared 411 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-Sánchez.

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

The surname RAMIREZSANCHEZ is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is a double-barreled surname, combining the surnames Ramirez and Sanchez, which were likely joined through marriage or inheritance.

The name Ramirez is derived from the Spanish given name Ramiro, which comes from the Germanic name Raginmirus, meaning "counsel" and "famous." Sanchez, on the other hand, is a patronymic surname, derived from the given name Sancho, which is a Spanish form of the Latin name Sanctius.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Ramirez can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías, a census-like document compiled in the 14th century during the reign of King Pedro I of Castile. This document mentions several individuals with the surname Ramirez, suggesting that the name was already well-established in Spain by that time.

The surname RAMIREZSANCHEZ has been associated with several notable figures throughout history. One of the earliest was Pedro Ramírez Sánchez, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the 16th century.

Another prominent individual with this surname was José Ramírez Sánchez, a Spanish painter who lived in the 17th century and was known for his religious works. His paintings can be found in various churches and museums across Spain.

In the 19th century, Ignacio Ramírez Sánchez was a Mexican politician and writer who played a significant role in the Reform War and the drafting of the Constitution of 1857.

Ramón Ramírez Sánchez was a Puerto Rican composer and bandleader in the early 20th century, known for his contributions to the development of Puerto Rican danza and the popularization of the cuatro, a traditional stringed instrument.

Lastly, María Teresa Ramírez Sánchez was a Mexican mathematician and engineer who made significant contributions to the fields of numerical analysis and computational fluid dynamics in the latter half of the 20th century.

While the surname RAMIREZSANCHEZ has its roots in Spain, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly Latin America, due to migration and Spanish colonization.

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

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

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

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