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

Ramoz, 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 Ramoz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ramoz in America

Ramoz is the 45412th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ramoz surname appeared 471 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 Ramoz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ramoz 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 Ramoz

The surname RAMOZ originated from Spain during the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "ramo," meaning a branch or bough, potentially referring to someone who lived near a prominent tree or worked with branches.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name RAMOZ can be found in the parish records of Seville, Spain, from the year 1562, where a certain Juan RAMOZ was listed as a landowner. The name is also mentioned in the archives of the city of Granada from the late 1500s, suggesting its presence in various regions of Spain during that era.

In the 17th century, the RAMOZ family appeared to have spread to other parts of Europe, with records indicating their presence in Italy and France. A notable individual from this period was Pedro RAMOZ, a Spanish explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expeditions to the New World in the early 1500s.

By the 18th century, the name RAMOZ had established itself in various countries, including Portugal and England. In 1721, a document from the town of Lisbon, Portugal, references a merchant named Javier RAMOZ, who traded in silk and spices. Meanwhile, in England, the parish records of Gloucestershire mention a William RAMOZ who was born in 1765.

One of the most prominent figures with the surname RAMOZ was the Spanish painter and sculptor, Diego RAMOZ (1616-1681), renowned for his baroque-style religious artwork that adorned many churches across Spain. His masterpiece, "The Crucifixion," currently hangs in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.

Other notable individuals with the RAMOZ surname include Miguel RAMOZ (1789-1857), a Spanish politician and diplomat who served as the ambassador to France during the reign of King Ferdinand VII, and Margarita RAMOZ (1901-1978), a Chilean writer and feminist activist who campaigned for women's rights and educational reform in her country.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ramoz

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

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

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