The Ramirez surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 388,987 people carried this name — #42 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 693 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,258 people named Ramirez live in Switzerland.
They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 975 people named Ramirez.
Most of them — 545 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 54 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 39 people named Ramirez live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
33 people named Ramirez have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 145 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Ramirez in American newspapers,
1936–1954.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 61,121 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Ramirez,
with a public archive behind them.
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Frederico Alexandrino Garcia Ramirez 1869–1935 · politician -
Antonio Ramirez 1899–1969 · lawyer -
Tina Ramírez 1929–2022 · choreographer -
Dolores Ramirez 1931– · plant breeder -
Louie Ramirez 1938–1993 · composer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 252 lives in all are documented under this name.
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