Find out how popular the last name Ramírez 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.

Ramírez, 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 surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ramírez in America

Ramírez is the 73215th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ramírez surname appeared 265 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.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ramírez 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

The surname Ramiriz originated in Spain during the Middle Ages. It is a Spanish patronymic name derived from the personal name "Ramiro," which has its roots in the Germanic elements "ragin" (meaning counsel) and "meri" (meaning famous). The earliest known spelling of the surname was "Ramirez."

The name Ramirez first appeared in historical records in the late 11th century. One of the earliest documented individuals with this surname was Pedro Ramirez, a nobleman from the Kingdom of Aragon who lived in the late 12th century. Another notable early bearer of the name was Rodrigo Ramirez de Arellano, a Spanish military commander who fought in the Reconquista campaigns against the Moors in the 13th century.

During the 14th century, the Ramirez family established themselves as influential landowners and held significant power in various regions of Spain. In the town of Ramirez, located in the province of Alicante, the surname likely originated as a locational name for those who hailed from or lived in that area.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname Ramirez was Diego Ramírez de Guzmán, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century. He was born in 1480 and died in 1533. Another notable figure was Pedro Ramírez de la Piscina, a Spanish military leader who fought against the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century, born in 1522 and died in 1591.

In the 17th century, Juan Ramírez de Arellano y Guzmán (1580-1637) was a prominent Spanish nobleman and military commander who served as the Viceroy of Valencia. In the 18th century, José Ramírez de Arellano (1709-1770) was a celebrated Spanish painter known for his religious works and portraiture.

One of the most influential Ramirez figures in the 19th century was Ignacio Ramírez (1818-1879), a prominent Mexican writer, journalist, and liberal politician who played a significant role in the Reform War and the establishment of a secular state in Mexico.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ramírez

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

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

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