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    The surnameRamirez

    A Spanish patronymic surname, the 28th most common in the United States.

    Pronounced /ɹəˈmɪɹɛz/ 3 syllables Soundex R562

    Ramirez: #28 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Ramirez #28, 557,423 people Ramirez: #28 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#1,000Archer Ramirez #28, 557,423 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ramirez is more common than 99.9% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Ramírez.

    Ramirez is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 557,423 people named Ramirez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 554 Americans. That is up 43% since 2000, when the Census counted 388,987.

    #28
    rank among US surnames
    557,423
    people in 2010
    189
    per 100,000 Americans
    +43.3%
    change since 2000 (was #42)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #19Jackson708,099436
    #20Martin702,625439
    #21Lee693,023446
    #22Perez681,645453
    #23Thompson664,644465
    #24White660,491467
    #25Harris624,252495

    Who is named Ramirez

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    94% of people named Ramirez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.9% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
    • Two or more races 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Ramirezs

    22 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Richard Ramirez
      American serial killer (1960–2013)
    • Cierra Ramirez
      American actress and singer (born 1995)
    • Ariel Ramírez
      Argentine composer, pianist and music director (1921–2010)
    • Danny Ramirez
      American actor, born 1992
    • Marta Lucía Ramírez
      12th Vice President of Colombia (2018–2022)
    • Marisa Ramirez
      American actress, born 1977
    • Efren Ramirez
      American actor, born 1973
    • J.R. Ramirez
      American actor, born 1980
    • Alexei Ramírez
      Baseball player, born 1981
    • Claudia Ramírez
      Actress, born 1964
    • Gloria Ramírez
      American cancer patient (1963–1994)
    • Christian Ramirez
      American soccer player, born 1991

    Notable Ramirezs come mostly from the United States (11), Argentina (5) and Mexico (2).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Ramirez

    Ramirez has the Soundex code R562, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R562.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ramirez come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Ramírez.
    How common is the surname Ramirez?
    557,423 people in the United States had the surname Ramirez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 554 Americans. It ranked 28th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ramirez?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Ramirez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.9% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Ramirez?
    Richard Ramirez, American serial killer (1960–2013), followed by Cierra Ramirez.