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Early Origins of the Rames family

The surname Rames was first found in Brittany, originally Armorica in ancient times, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dol and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. Roger of Rames, a Norman Baron, took his name from the castle of Rames in Bolbec, near Havre in Normandy joined William the Conqueror at Hastings and was granted considerable estates in Essex and Suffolk in England. Saint Rimbert (or Rembert) (830-888), born in Flanders, was Archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg from 865-888.

Early History of the Rames family

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Rames Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Raimbaud, Raimbaudière, Rambaudière, Raimbault, Rimbaud, Rambaud, Rambault, Rambauld, Rimbault, Raimbert, Rimbert, Rambert, Raimbourg, Rambourg, Rimbourg, Rambevaulx, Reimbault, Reimbaut, Reimbaud, Reimbert, Reimbold, Reinbold, Rembaud, Rembert, Rames, Raimes, Raime, Raimbaugh, Rainbow, Rambow and many more.

Early Notables of the Rames family

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United States Rames migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rames Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Mary Rames, who settled in Virginia in 1698
  • Mary Rames, who landed in Virginia in 1699 1
Rames Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Juan Rames, aged 31, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1851 1
  • Juan Rames, who arrived in New Orleans in 1851
  • A Rames, aged 41, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1858 1
  • John Rames, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1872 1


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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