Ramond History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

The history of the Ramond name began during the Middle Ages in a region once known as Languedoc. The French name is derived from the personal name Raimund. 1 The personal name is derived from the Germanic elements "ragin," which means "counsel," or "advice," and "mund," which means "protection."

Early Origins of the Ramond family

The surname Ramond was first found in Languedoc where they held a family seat in the seigneurie of Toulouse, where they were distinguished members of the aristocracy of the region, and were later seated at Chantemerle, and d'Eoux.

This illustrious family had many branches in the south of France. By the 13th century they had branched to Languedoc at Brignon, and Modene, where they became the Comtes of Modene, and through their marriage with the family of Dutaillis became Counts of the Empire after the Revolution.

Another branch in Languedoc were the Marquis de Lasbordes et de St-Amans, and the Marquis de Sallegourde. Meanwhile they also established branches at Agénais where they became the Comtes de Raymond. The Viscounts Raymond intermarried with the O'Neills of Ireland.

Romain Raymond, son of Renaud and Catherine (née Daguspart), settled in Quebec in the 17th century. He married Marie-Angélique Ouellet, born on 5th November 1691, daughter of Pierre and Marie (née Gerbert), at Rivière-Ouelle on 21st January 1709. 2

Early History of the Ramond family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ramond research. Another 59 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1042, 1105, 1156, 1194, 1222, 1678, 1715 and 1719 are included under the topic Early Ramond History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ramond Spelling Variations

Most surnames have experienced slight spelling changes. A son may not chose to spell his name the same way that his father did. Many were errors, many deliberate. During the early development of the French language, a person usually gave his version, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Prefixes or suffixes varied. They were optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, there a many spelling variations of the name Ramond, including Raymond, Rayment, Raymont, Raimund, Reimund, Raimunt, Raimond, Raiment, Raimont, Ramond, Remond, Reymond and many more.

Early Notables of the Ramond family

More information is included under the topic Early Ramond Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ramond Ranking

In France, the name Ramond is the 2,374^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. 3

Ramond migration to the United States +

Immigration to New France was slow; therefore, early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Ramond has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Ramond were

Ramond Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Pierre Ramond, who arrived in Hancock County, Miss in 1858 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Ramond (post 1700) +

Sidney J. Ramond, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Louisiana State Senate, 1950 5

Citations +

Dauzat, Albert, Morlet, Marie-Thérèse, Dictionaire Étymologique des Noms et Prénoms de France. Paris: Librairie Larousse, 1987. Print.
Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 24) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html