| Ramone History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms Etymology of RamoneWhat does the name Ramone mean? From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Ramone 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 Ramone familyThe surname Ramone was first found in Castile, a region of north-central Spain. Early History of the Ramone familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ramone research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1203, 1440, 1522 and 1678 are included under the topic Early Ramone History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ramone Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ramos, Ramis, Ramo, Rama, Ramas, Rams, Ramón and many more. Early Notables of the Ramone familywere 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... Another 27 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ramone Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Ramone familySome 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.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Ramone (post 1700) | + |
- Dee Dee Ramone (1951-2002), stage name of Douglas Glenn Colvin, American musician and bassist and a founding member of the punk rock band the Ramones
- Joey Ramone (1951-2001), stage name of Jeffrey Ross Hyman, an American singer, songwriter, and the lead vocalist and founding member of the punk rock band Ramones
- C. J. Ramone (b. 1965), stage name of Christopher Joseph Ward, an American musician, best known for performing from 1989 to 1996 as the bassist, backing vocalist and occasional lead vocalist of the punk rock group the Ramones
- Tommy Ramone (1949-2014), stage name of Thomas Erdelyi, Hungarian-American musician, drummer for the influential punk rock band the Ramones
- Johnny Ramone (1948-2004), stage name of John William Cummings, an American musician who was the guitarist and a founding member of the Ramones
- Michael Ramone, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 2004 1
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 24) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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