Ramiro History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Ramiro family. The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in Spain were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century and the most common patronymic suffix is ez. The patronyms were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins. The surname Ramiro is derived from the popular Spanish personal name Ramírez, which is a pet form of the first name Ramón, which means wise ruler.

Early Origins of the Ramiro family

The surname Ramiro was first found in Asturias, cradle of the Christian Reconquest of Spain.

Early History of the Ramiro family

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Ramiro Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ramírez, Ramirez, Ranimírez, Ranimirez, Raimíriz, Raimiriz, Remíriz, Remiriz, Remírez, Remirez and many more.

Early Notables of the Ramiro family

Prominent among members of the family were Francisco Ramírez y Ramírez, a general in the army of Ferdinand and Isabella, who participated in the reconquest of Malaga and Granada; Andrés Ramírez, book illuminator in sixteenth century Seville; Alonso Ramírez of Puerto Rico, seventeenth century explorer and adventurer; Diego Ramírez de Arellano...
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Ramiro migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ramiro Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Grego Ramiro, aged 40, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1823 1
Alonso Ramiro, who landed in America in 1828 1
Diego Ramiro, who landed in Veragua in 1835 1
Joan Ramiro, who arrived in Peru in 1837 1
Garcia Ramiro, who arrived in Mexico in 1855 1
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Contemporary Notables of the name Ramiro (post 1700) +

Andrés Ramiro Escobar (b. 1991), Colombian footballer
Iván Ramiro Córdoba Sepúlveda (b. 1976), retired Colombian footballer
Camilo Ramiro Gomez (b. 1960), Cuban-born, American neurologist, medical educator, and researcher, one of the first 100 vascular neurologists certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
Mauro Ramiro Milano (b. 1984), Argentine football player
Emiliano Ramiro Papa (b. 1982), Argentine football left back or left winger
Ramiro Oliveros (1941-2023), Spanish film and television actor
Ramiro Martinez (1923-2015), Cuban sportscaster, inducted into the Puerto Rican Sports Hall of Fame in 2009
Ramiro Bojórquez Castillo, Mexican politician, Governor of Campeche (1928-1931)
Ramiro Ernesto Carballo Henríquez (b. 1978), Salvadoran professional footballer
Ramiro Corrales (b. 1977), American soccer player

Citations +

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)