Ramírez is a Spanish-language
patronymic surname
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A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based o ...
of
Germanic origin, meaning "son of
Ramiro
Ramiro is a Spanish and Portuguese name from the latinisation of the Gothic given name *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌹𐍂 (*Ranamir). Notable people with the name include:
Given name
* Ramiro I of Asturias (c. 790–850), king of Asturias
* Ramiro ...
".
[https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=ramirez ] Its correct spelling in Spanish is with an acute accent on the i, which is often omitted in English writing. It is the 28th most common surname in Spain. It is also the 42nd most common surname in the U.S. and the 9th most common in Mexico.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 40.1% of all known bearers of the surname ''Ramírez'' were residents of
Mexico
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(frequency 1:62), 10.2% of
Colombia
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(1:95), 8.3% of the
United States
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(1:874), 5.4% of
Venezuela
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(1:112), 5.3% of
Guatemala
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(1:61), 4.3% of
Peru
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(1:149), 3.6% of
Argentina
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(1:239), 2.8% of
Spain
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(1:336), 2.7% of the
Philippines
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(1:768), 2.6% of the
Dominican Republic
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(1:79), 2.1% of
Chile
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(1:169), 2.0% of
El Salvador
El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is S ...
(1:65), 1.9% of
Cuba
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(1:123), 1.7% of
Honduras
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(1:105), 1.7% of
Paraguay
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(1:88), 1.3% of
Costa Rica
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(1:72) and 1.2% of
Ecuador
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...
(1:273).
In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than average (1:336) in the following regions:
* 1.
Canary Islands
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(1:149)
* 2.
Andalusia
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(1:179)
* 3.
La Rioja
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(1:264)
* 4.
Castilla–La Mancha
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(1:276)
* 5.
Ceuta
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(1:295)
* 6.
Community of Madrid
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(1:336)
In Guatemala, the frequency of the surname was higher than average (1:61) in the following departments:
* 1.
Chiquimula
Chiquimula is a city in Guatemala. It is the capital of the department of Chiquimula and the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.
It is located some 174 km from Guatemala City and within Guatemala known as "La p ...
(1:15)
* 2.
San Marcos (1:22)
* 3.
Zacapa
Zacapa () is the departmental capital municipality of Zacapa Department, one of the 22 Departments of Guatemala. It is located approximately from Guatemala City
Guatemala City (, also known colloquially by the nickname Guate), is the Capit ...
(1:26)
* 4.
Izabal (1:35)
* 5.
Esquintla (1:40)
* 6.
El Progreso
El Progreso () is a city, with a population of 120,600 (2023 calculation), and a municipality located in the Honduran Departments of Honduras, department of Yoro (department), Yoro.
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport of San Pedro Su ...
(1:40)
* 7.
Quetzaltenango
Quetzaltenango (, also known by its Maya name Xelajú or Xela ) is a municipality and namesake department in western Guatemala. The city is located in a mountain valley at an elevation of above sea level at its lowest part. It may reach above ...
(1:43)
* 8.
Jutiapa
Jutiapa is a city and a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala.
Located 124 km from the city of Guatemala City, at an altitude of 892 m (2,926 ft), it is the capital of the department of Jutiapa. Its Catedral San Crist ...
(1:50)
* 9.
Retalhuleu
The city of Retalhuleu () is situated in south-western Guatemala. It is the departmental seat of Retalhuleu Department as well as the municipal seat of Retalhuleu Municipality.
Retalhuleu stands at about 240 metres above sea level. The city has ...
(1:51)
* 10.
Santa Rosa (1:54)
* 11.
Petén (1:58)
In Mexico, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:62) in the following states:
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* 1. Guanajuato
Guanajuato, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato, is one of the 32 states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Guanajuato, 46 municipalities and its cap ...
(1:32)
* 2. Oaxaca
Oaxaca, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of the Mexico, United Mexican States. It is divided into municipalities of Oaxaca, 570 munici ...
(1:43)
* 3. Querétaro
Querétaro, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro, is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Querétaro, 18 municipalities. Its capital city is Querétaro Cit ...
(1:49)
* 4. Colima
Colima, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Colima, is among the 31 states that make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima.
Colima is a small state of western Mexico on the cen ...
(1:54)
* 5. Jalisco
Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...
(1:55)
* 6. Hidalgo (1:56)
* 7. Coahuila
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(1:58)
* 8. State of Mexico
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(1:60)
* 9. Mexico City
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(1:60)
* 10. Aguascalientes
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(1:61)
People
* Agustín Ramírez (1952–2022), Mexican singer-songwriter of the group ''Los Caminantes
Los Caminantes are a Mexican grupera band from San Francisco del Rincón, Guanajuato. Originally called Los Caminantes Aztecas, the band was formed in San Bernardino County, California, by brothers Agustín, Brígido, Horacio and Bernardo Ramír ...
''
* Ainissa Ramirez (born 1969), American materials scientist and science communicator
* Albertina Ramírez (1898–1979), Nicaraguan Roman Catholic mystic and religious leader
* Alex Ramírez (born 1974), left fielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
The are a professional baseball team in the Japanese Central League. Their home field is Yokohama Stadium, located in central Yokohama. The team has been known by several names since becoming a professional team in 1950. It adopted its current n ...
* Alexei Ramírez
Alexei Fernando Ramírez Rodriguez (born September 22, 1981) is a Cuban former professional baseball shortstop. He has played for the Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays in MLB and Pinar del Río (baseball), Pinar del Rio ...
(born 1981), Cuban baseball player
* Ana María Ramírez (born 1948), Peruvian volleyball player
* Angel Ramirez (politician), American politician
* Ángel de Saavedra y Ramírez de Baquedano, 3rd Duke of Rivas (1791–1865), Spanish poet and politician
* Anna Ramírez (beach volleyball) (born 1984), Guatemalan athlete
* Aramis Ramírez (born 1978), third-baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates
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* Ariel Ramírez (1921–2010), Argentinian composer and pianist
* Carlos Ramírez (born 1991), Dominican baseball player
* Carlos Ramírez Suárez (1902–1978), Spanish lawyer and writer
* Carlos Betances Ramírez
The 65th Infantry Regiment, nicknamed "The Borinqueneers" during the Korean War for the original Arawak Native American name for Puerto Rico (Borinquen), is a Puerto Rican regiment of the United States Army. The regiment's motto is ''Honor et ...
(1910–2001), Puerto Rican Army Colonel
* Chamaco Ramirez (1941–1983), Puerto Rican salsa singer and composer
* Cierra Ramirez
Cierra Alexa Ramirez (born March 9, 1995) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for playing Mariana Adams Foster in the Freeform television series '' The Fosters'' and reprising her role in the spin-off series '' Good Trouble'', ...
(born 1995), American actress
* Cuauhtémoc Sandoval Ramírez (1950–2012), Mexican politician
* Dania Ramírez (born 1979), Dominican actress
* Daniel Ramírez Romero (born 1995), Spanish singer
* Danny Ramirez (born 1992), American actor
* Danny Ramirez (baseball), American baseball player and coach
* David Noel Ramírez Padilla (1950–2025), Mexican academic administrator
* Diana Velázquez Ramírez (born 1970), Mexican politician
* Dubán Ramírez
Dubán Alberto Ramírez Rodríguez (born 30 December 1965) is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1990 to 1998. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1988 and 1996.
Career
;19 ...
(born 1965), Colombian road cyclist
* Édgar Ramirez Arellano (born 1987), Venezuelan actor
* Edwar Ramírez (born 1981), relief pitcher for the New York Yankees
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* Efren Ramírez (born 1973), American actor
* Emmanuel Ramírez (born 1994), Dominican baseball player
* Erasmo Ramirez (left-handed pitcher) (born 1976), American baseball player
* Erasmo Ramírez (right-handed pitcher)
Erasmo José Ramírez Olivera (born May 2, 1990) is a Nicaraguan professional baseball pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox ...
(born 1990), Nicaraguan baseball player
* Erwin Ramírez
Erwin Aníbal Ramírez Castro (born November 13, 1971) is a retired association football, football Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper from Ecuador.
International career
He obtained a total number of eight caps for the Ecuador national ...
(born 1971), Ecuadorian football player
* Fabiola Ramírez (born 1990), Mexican Paralympic swimmer
* Fernando Ramírez de Haro, 16th Count of Bornos (born 1949)
* Fernando Ramírez de Haro, 10th Marquis of Villanueva del Duero
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(born 1976)
* García Ramírez of Navarre
García Ramírez (), sometimes García IV, V, VI or VII ( 1112 – 21 November 1150), called the Restorer (, ), was the King of Navarre (Pamplona) from 1134. The election of García Ramírez restored the independence of the Navarrese kingdom af ...
(1112–1150), of the Jiménez dynasty
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* Gastón Ramírez
Gastón Exequiel Ramírez Pereyra (; born 2 December 1990) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Miramar Misiones.
He had spells in Uruguay with Peñarol and in Italy with Bologna before moving into ...
(born 1990), Uruguayan football player
* Gloria Ramirez (1963–1994), American the toxic lady
* Hanley Ramírez
Hanley Ramírez (born December 23, 1983) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Florida / Miami Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Cleveland Indians. Ram� ...
(born 1983), first baseman for the Boston Red Sox
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* Harold Ramírez (born 1994), Colombian baseball player
* Héctor Fabián Ramírez (born 1982), Colombian footballer
* Hernán Ramírez Necochea (1917–1979), Chilean historian
* Ilich Ramírez Sánchez
Ilich Ramírez Sánchez (; born 12 October 1949), also known as Carlos the Jackal () or simply Carlos, is a Venezuelan convict who conducted a series of assassinations and terrorist bombings from 1973 to 1985. A committed Marxist–Leninist, h ...
(born 1949; also known as ''Carlos the Jackal''), Venezuelan terrorist
* Jaime Patricio Ramírez (born 1967), Chilean football player
* Jennifer Ramírez Rivero (1978–2018), Venezuelan model and businesswoman
* Jesús Emilio Ramírez (1904–1981), Colombian geophysicist
* José Ramírez (disambiguation), multiple people
* Juan Andrés Ramírez (1947–2025), Uruguayan lawyer and politician
* Juan Diego Ramírez (born 1971), Colombian road cyclist
* Juan Sánchez Ramírez
Juan Sánchez Ramírez (1762 – February 11, 1811) was a Dominican general who was the primary leader of the Spanish reconquest of Santo Domingo, War of Reconquista. He is known for leading the troops in the Battle of Palo Hincado. The decisive ...
(1762–1811), Dominican Army General and Governor of the Dominican Republic
* Juana Ramírez (1790–1856), Venezuelan independence fighter
* Laureano Ramírez (born 1965), Dominican flyweight
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Boxing
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Professional boxing
The flyweight division was the last of boxin ...
boxer
* Luis Ramírez de Lucena
Luis Ramírez de Lucena (c. 1465 – c. 1530) was a Spanish chess player who published the first extant chess book. He is believed to be the son of humanist writer and diplomat Juan de Lucena.
Book
Lucena wrote the oldest surviving printed boo ...
, 16th-century Spanish chess grandmaster
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* Manny Ramírez
Manuel Arístides Ramírez Onelcida (born May 30, 1972) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for parts of 19 seasons. He played with the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, ...
(born 1972), former MLB
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left fielder
* Maria Teresa Ramírez (born 1954), Mexican freestyle swimmer
* Mario Ramírez Treviño (born 1962), Mexican drug lord
* Martín Ramírez
Martín Ramírez (January 30, 1895 – February 17, 1963) was a self-taught artist who spent most of his adult life institutionalized in California mental hospitals, diagnosed as a catatonic schizophrenic. He is considered by some to be one ...
(1895–1963), self-taught 20th-century artist
* Mayra Ramírez (born 1999), Colombian football player
* Michael Ramirez (born 1961), American editorial cartoonist
* Noé Ramirez (born 1989), American baseball player
* Pablo Ramírez
Pablo Ramírez is a Mexican Spanish-language sportscaster in the United States. Born in Sinaloa, Ramírez grew up in Jalisco, Mexico. Ramírez primarily provides Spanish-language commentary for football (soccer) matches. He is best known for wo ...
(born 1964), Spanish-language sports commentator
* Paul Henry Ramirez (born 1963), American contemporary painter
* Pedro Pablo Ramírez
Pedro Pablo Ramírez Menchaca (30 January 1884 – 12 May 1962) was President of Argentina from 7 June 1943, to 9 March 1944. He was the founder and leader of ''Guardia Nacional'', Argentina's fascist militia.
Life and career
After graduati ...
(1884–1962), 27th President of Argentina
* Phytos Ramirez (born 1995), Filipino actor and model
* Pilar Ramírez (born 1964), Mexican synchronized swimmer
* Pocholo Ramírez (de Arellano) (1932–2009), Filipino car racer and TV host
* Ramón Ramírez (born 1969), Mexican footballer
* Raúl Ramírez
Raúl Ramírez (born 20 June 1953) is a Mexican former professional tennis player. He was active during the 1970s and 1980s. Ramírez was the first player to finish first in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing the ...
(born 1953), Mexican tennis player
* Richard Ramirez
Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramirez (; February 29, 1960 – June 7, 2013), better known as Richard Ramirez, was an American serial killer and sex offender whose killing spree occurred in Greater Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area in the ...
(1960–2013), American serial killer known as "the Night Stalker" or "the Valley Intruder"
* Richard Ramirez (musician) (born 1970), noise musician
* Sancho Ramírez
Sancho Ramírez ( 1042 – 4 June 1094) was King of Aragon from 1063 until 1094 and King of Pamplona from 1076 under the name of Sancho V (). He was the eldest son of Ramiro I and Ermesinda of Bigorre. His father was the first king of Aragon ...
, King of Aragon
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(1042–1094)
* Sancho Ramírez, Count of Ribagorza
Sancho Ramírez (before 10431105/November 1110) was an illegitimate son of King Ramiro I of Aragon and Amuña, the firstborn and brother of his namesake who would inherit the throne and reign as Sancho Ramírez.
Biographical sketch
Even though h ...
(died 1117)
* Sara Ramirez
Sara Elena Ramírez Vargas (; born August 31, 1975) is an American actor. Born in Mazatlán, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Ramírez moved from Mexico to the United States at eight years old, eventually graduating with a fine arts degree from the Juillia ...
(born 1975), Mexican actress and singer
* Sergio Ramírez
Sergio Ramírez Mercado (; born 5 August 1942 in Masatepe, Nicaragua) is a Nicaraguan writer and intellectual who was a key figure in 1979 revolution, served in the leftist Government Junta of National Reconstruction and as vice president of ...
(born 1942), vice-president of Nicaragua and writer
* Sue Ramirez
Sue Anna Ramirez Garina Dodd (born July 20, 1996) is a Filipino actress. Her first major role was as supporting cast member on the ABS-CBN remake of the TV drama '' Mula sa Puso'' (2011). She appeared in the television dramas '' Angelito: Bata ...
(born 1996), Filipino actress and singer
* Twiggy Ramirez
Jeordie Osbourne White (born June 20, 1971), better known as Twiggy Ramirez or simply Twiggy, is an American musician, mostly known as the former bassist and guitarist of the rock band Marilyn Manson. Previously, he was the bassist for A Perfect ...
(born 1971), pseudonym of Jeordie White, bass guitarist for the band ''Marilyn Manson
Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known professionally as Marilyn Manson, is an American rock musician. He is the lead singer and the only original member remaining of the Marilyn Manson (band), same-titled band he founded in 1989. Th ...
''
* Victor Ramirez (disambiguation), several people
* Yohan Ramírez
Yohan Manuel Ramírez (born May 6, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Guardians, Chicago White So ...
(born 1995), Dominican baseball player
* Pat Ramirez (1941-2023)
Fictional characters
* Cruz Ramirez from ''Cars 3
''Cars 3'' is a 2017 American animated sports comedy-adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is a sequel to '' Cars 2'' (2011) and the third film in the ''Cars'' franchise. It was directed by Brian Fe ...
''
* Eddie Ramirez from '' Nemesis: Reloaded''
* Emily Ramirez from ''Close Enough
''Close Enough'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by J. G. Quintel. Originally intended to air on TBS in 2017, the project faced various delays and setbacks before eventually premiering on HBO Max on July 9, 2020. The series has re ...
''
* James Ramirez from '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2''
* Jeremy Ramirez from The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius
* Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez (Sean Connery's character in the '' Highlander'' films)
* Ophelia Ramírez from ''The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
''The Life and Times of Juniper Lee'' is an American animated television series created by former MTV reality star Judd Winick for Cartoon Network and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. It premiered May 30, 2005, on Cartoon Network and ended ...
''
* Ruby Ramirez from ''Rusty Rivets
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''
* Soos Ramirez from ''Gravity Falls
''Gravity Falls'' is an American Mystery fiction, mystery television comedy, comedy animated television series created by Alex Hirsch for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The series follows the adventures of Dipper Pines (Jason Ritter) and his twi ...
''
* Tuco Ramírez from ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' (, literally "''The good, the ugly, the bad''") is a 1966 Italian epic spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood as "the Good", Lee Van Cleef as "the Bad", and Eli Wallach a ...
''
* In ''Modern Family
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'', Gloria's maiden name is Ramírez
* Helen Ramirez from ''High Noon
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''
* Ramírez is an arthritic old man wearing a Homburg hat in ''The Crying of Lot 49
''The Crying of Lot 49'' is a novel by the American author Thomas Pynchon. It was published by J. B. Lippincott & Co. on April27, 1966. The shortest of Pynchon's novels, the plot follows Oedipa Maas, a young Californian woman who begins to embr ...
'' by Thomas Pynchon
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* the protagonist of the videogame Little Misfortune
* Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano from The Heroes of Olympus
''The Heroes of Olympus'' is a pentalogy of fantasy-adventure novels written by American author Rick Riordan. The novels detail a conflict between Greek demigods, Roman demigods, and Gaea. In the fourth book of the series, there is also a f ...
References
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