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

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

Popularity of Ramírez-Soto in America

Ramírez-Soto is the 151532nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ramírez-Soto surname appeared 108 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-Soto.

The history of the last name Ramírez-Soto

The surname RAMIREZSOTO has its roots in the Iberian Peninsula, specifically in the regions of Spain and Portugal. The name is a combination of two distinct surnames, Ramirez and Soto, both of which have their origins in the medieval period.

The first part of the name, Ramirez, is derived from the Spanish and Portuguese name Ramiro, which itself is a Germanic name composed of the elements "ragin" (meaning "counsel") and "meri" (meaning "famous"). This name was popular among the Visigothic nobility of the Iberian Peninsula during the 6th to 8th centuries, and it later became a common surname in Spain and Portugal.

The second part of the name, Soto, is a Spanish and Portuguese topographic surname that originally referred to someone who lived near or in a grove of trees or a wooded area. It is derived from the Latin word "saltus," meaning "forest" or "woodland."

The earliest known historical reference to the name RAMIREZSOTO can be found in the 14th century, when a nobleman named Juan Ramírez de Soto was mentioned in a document from the Kingdom of Castile, dated around 1350. This suggests that the combination of these two surnames may have originated as a way to differentiate branches of the same family or to denote a person's place of origin.

Another notable bearer of the RAMIREZSOTO name was Hernán Ramírez de Soto, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru under the command of Francisco Pizarro in the 16th century. He played a crucial role in the capture of the Inca emperor Atahualpa in 1532.

In the 17th century, a Portuguese explorer named Pedro Ramírez de Soto was known for his expeditions along the Amazon River, where he encountered various indigenous tribes and documented their customs and languages.

During the 18th century, a Spanish military officer named Manuel Ramírez de Soto gained recognition for his role in the defense of the city of Cartagena de Indias (present-day Colombia) against the British Navy in 1741.

In the 19th century, a Mexican politician and diplomat named Ignacio Ramírez de Soto served as a congressman and ambassador, representing his country in various international affairs.

While the surname RAMIREZSOTO has its origins in the Iberian Peninsula, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly to Latin American countries, due to the Spanish and Portuguese colonial expansion and subsequent migrations.

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

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

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

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