Find out how popular the last name Ramos García is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Ramos García.

Ramos García, 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 Ramos García surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ramos García in America

Ramos García is the 51281st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ramos García surname appeared 406 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 Ramos García.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ramos García 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 Ramos García

The surname RAMOSGARCIA is believed to have originated in Spain during the Middle Ages, likely as a compound name formed by the combination of two separate family names: Ramos and Garcia.

The first part of the name, Ramos, is derived from the Spanish word "ramo," meaning "branch" or "bough." It is thought to have been a descriptive surname initially given to someone who lived near a prominent or distinctive branch or tree. Alternatively, it may have been an occupational name for a person who worked with branches or bundles of twigs, such as a basket maker or a gatherer of firewood.

Garcia, on the other hand, is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally derived from the given name of a father or ancestor. In this case, Garcia comes from the Spanish name García, which is a variant of the Germanic name Garcias, itself derived from the Germanic elements "gar" (spear) and "hart" (hardy or brave). Thus, the name Garcia may have been given to the son or descendant of a man named García, who was likely a brave or hardy warrior or spearman.

While there are no definitive records of the earliest known use of the combined surname RAMOSGARCIA, it is possible that it emerged as a result of marriage or other familial connections between two separate families bearing the individual names Ramos and Garcia. This practice of combining surnames was not uncommon in Spain during the Middle Ages and early modern period.

One of the earliest documented individuals with the surname RAMOSGARCIA was Juan Ramos Garcia, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 16th century. Another notable figure was Pedro Ramos Garcia, a Spanish soldier and explorer who accompanied Juan Ponce de León on his expedition to Florida in 1513.

In the 17th century, Diego Ramos Garcia was a prominent Spanish painter known for his religious works and portraits. A century later, during the Spanish colonial era in the Americas, José Ramos Garcia served as a governor of the province of Nuevo Santander (now part of Mexico) from 1749 to 1755.

Furthermore, Manuel Ramos Garcia, born in 1818, was a Spanish military officer and politician who played a significant role in the political upheavals of the mid-19th century in Spain. He served as the Minister of War during the reign of Queen Isabella II and later as the Prime Minister of Spain from 1873 to 1874.

While the surname RAMOSGARCIA has its roots in Spain, it has since spread to various parts of the world, particularly to Latin American countries with Spanish colonial influence, such as Mexico, Argentina, and Colombia. However, the historical origins and earliest recorded instances of this surname can be traced back to the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages and the subsequent centuries of Spanish exploration and colonization.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ramos García

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

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

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