| ![Show Contents]() Raman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 Spain From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Raman 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 Raman familyThe surname Raman was first found in Castile, a region of north-central Spain. Early History of the Raman familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Raman research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1203, 1440, 1522 and 1678 are included under the topic Early Raman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Raman Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ramos, Ramis, Ramo, Rama, Ramas, Rams, Ramón and many more. Early Notables of the Raman familyNotable bearers of the family name Raman were Bartolomé Ramos de Pareja (c.1440-1522), Spanish mathematician, music theorist, and composer; Francisco Ramos del Manzano, created Count of Francos in...
Another 27 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Raman Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Raman migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Raman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Conrad Raman, aged 58, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 1
- Henry Raman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 1
Raman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Frederick Raman, who landed in Wisconsin in 1877 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Raman (post 1700) | + |
- Venkata Pattabhi Raman (1932-1991), Indian lawyer and politician
- Mahakavi Pallath Raman (1892-1950), poet, writer, social reformer and community leader from state of Kerala
- K. Raman, Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu
- P. Raman (b. 1972), post-modern date November 2007 Malayalam poet
- Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888-1970), Indian physicist
- Raman Velji, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 2000 2
- 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 2015, November 24) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Raman migration to the United States 
