| ![Show Contents]() Ramo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of RamoWhat does the name Ramo mean? From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Ramo 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 Ramo familyThe surname Ramo was first found in Castile, a region of north-central Spain. Early History of the Ramo familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ramo research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1203, 1440, 1522 and 1678 are included under the topic Early Ramo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ramo Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ramos, Ramis, Ramo, Rama, Ramas, Rams, Ramón and many more. Early Notables of the Ramo familyNotable bearers of the family name Ramo - were 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 Ramos y Albertos
- nineteenth century Venezuelan politician and philologist José Luis Ramos
| Ramo migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Ramo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Vincent Ramo, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1813 1
- Andres Ramo, aged 45, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1831 1
| Ramo migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2Ramo Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century- Juan Ramo, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1838 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Ramo (post 1700) | + |
- Simon "Si" Ramo (1913-2016), American engineer, business leader and author, known as the father of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM); he also developed General Electric's electron microscope
- Karri Rämö (b. 1986), Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender
- Ramo Stott (1934-2021), American stock car racing driver from Keokuk, Iowa who competed in NASCAR Winston Cup, USAC stock car, and ARCA, 2011 inductee in the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame
- 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)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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