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

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

Popularity of Ramírez-Vásquez in America

Ramírez-Vásquez is the 119508th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ramírez-Vásquez surname appeared 145 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-Vásquez.

The history of the last name Ramírez-Vásquez

The surname RAMIREZVASQUEZ is a combination of two Spanish surnames - Ramirez and Vasquez. It likely originated in Spain during the Middle Ages.

The first part of the name, Ramirez, is derived from the personal name Ramiro, which is of Germanic origin meaning "renowned protector." The Ramirez surname arose as a patronymic, indicating "son of Ramiro." It was common in medieval Spain for surnames to originate as patronymics.

The second part, Vasquez, is a variant of the Spanish surname Vázquez, which is derived from the personal name Vasco, meaning "Basque." This suggests that the Vasquez surname may have originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southern France.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the Ramirez surname is found in the Becerro de Benavides, a medieval Spanish manuscript from the 13th century that documents landowners and their properties. It lists several individuals with the surname Ramirez, including Rodrigo Ramirez and Alvar Ramirez.

In the 14th century, there are records of a knight named Juan Ramirez de Guzmán, who fought in the Battle of Nájera during the Castilian Civil War in 1367. His descendants went on to become a prominent noble family in Spain.

Another notable historical figure with the Ramirez surname was Pedro Ramírez de Arellano (c. 1540-1627), a Spanish colonial administrator who served as the governor of the Philippines from 1618 to 1624.

The Vasquez surname also has a long history in Spain. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name was Gonzalo Vázquez de Acuña (c. 1270-1347), a Spanish nobleman and military leader who fought in the Reconquista against the Moors.

In the 16th century, there was a renowned Spanish explorer and navigator named Alonso Vázquez de Acuña (c. 1500-1560), who led expeditions to the Amazon River basin and helped establish Spanish control over parts of present-day Brazil and Venezuela.

While the combined surname RAMIREZVASQUEZ is not as common as the individual surnames, it likely originated in Spain during the late medieval or early modern period, perhaps through the marriage of individuals from the Ramirez and Vasquez families.

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

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

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

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Ramírez-Vásquez, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!