Ramas History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Etymology of Ramas

What does the name Ramas mean?

From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Ramas 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 Ramas family

The surname Ramas was first found in Castile, a region of north-central Spain.

Early History of the Ramas family

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

Ramas Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Ramas family

Notable bearers of the family name Ramas were Bartolomé Ramos de Pareja (c.1440-1522), Spanish mathematician, music theorist, and composer; Francisco Ramos del Manzano, created Count of Francos in...
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Ramas migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ramas Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Pero Ramas, who arrived in America in 1837 1
Lazara J Ramas, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 1

Sources +

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)