Rama History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Rama

From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Rama family. Originally, the Spanish people were known only by a single name. The process by which hereditary surnames were adopted in Spain is extremely interesting. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. Often they adopted names that were derived from nicknames. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name.

Early Origins of the Rama family

Early History of the Rama family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rama research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1203, 1440, 1522 and 1678 are included under the topic Early Rama History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rama Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ramos, Ramis, Ramo, Rama, Ramas, Rams, Ramón and many more.

Early Notables of the Rama family

were Bartolomé Ramos de Pareja (c.1440-1522), Spanish mathematician, music theorist, and composer; Francisco Ramos del Manzano, created Count of Francos in 1678; eighteenth century Spanish painter Francisco Javier...
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Migration of the Rama family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alonso Ramos, who sailed to Cartagena in 1535; Benito Ramos sailed to Río de la Plata in 1535; Cristóbal Ramos sailed to America in 1511; Domingo Ramos sailed to Florida in 1538.