Ramírez (surname)
| Ramírez |
| Family name |
| Meaning |
"son of Ramiro" |
| Region of origin |
Spain |
| Language(s) of origin |
Spanish |
Ramírez is a patronymic Spanish surname meaning "son of Ramiro". Although it should be properly written with an acute accent on the i, it is commonly written without it. It is the 28th most common first surname in Spain.
People with this name include:
- Aramis Ramírez, third-baseman for the Chicago Cubs
- Ariel Ramírez (1921-2010 Rome composer and pianist
- Chamaco Ramirez (1941-1983), Puerto Rican salsa singer and composer
- Cuauhtémoc Sandoval Ramírez (born 1950), Mexican politician
- Dania Ramírez (born 1979), Dominican actress
- Domonique Ramirez, Texas model and beauty queen who successfully appealed being stripped of her Miss San Antonio 2010 title
- Dubán Ramírez (born 1965), Colombian road cyclist
- Edwar Ramírez, relief pitcher for the New York Yankees
- Efren Ramirez (born 1973), American actor
- Erwin Ramírez (born 1971), Ecuadorian football player
- Hanley Ramírez, shortstop for the Florida Marlins
- Ilich Ramírez Sánchez (also known as Carlos the Jackal), Venezuelan terrorist
- Jaime Patricio Ramírez (born 1967), Chilean football player
- José Ramírez, Spanish luthier and founder of Ramírez Guitars
- José Ramírez III, grandson of José Ramírez and innovative luthier
- José Fernando Ramírez, Mexican historian
- José Luis Ramírez, Mexican lightweight boxer
- Juan Andrés Ramírez (born 1946), Uruguayan lawyer and politician
- Juan Diego Ramírez (born 1971), Colombian road cyclist
- Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez, Sean Connery's character in the Highlander films
- Juan Sánchez Ramírez (1762–1811) was a soldier and Dominican Captain general who ruled the Dominican Republic between 1808 and 1811.
- Julio Victor Ramirez, hijo (born 1965), Puerto Rican investigative reporter
- Laureano Ramírez (born 1965), Dominican flyweight boxer
- Manny Ramírez, left fielder for the Tampa Bay Rays
- Maria Teresa Ramírez (born 1954), Mexican freestyle swimmer
- Martín Ramírez (1895-1963), self-taught 20th-Century artist
- Michael Ramirez, American editorial cartoonist
- Pablo Ramirez, Spanish-language sports commentator
- Pilar Ramírez (born 1964), Mexican synchronized swimmer
- Pocholo Ramirez (1932-2009), Filipino car racer and TV host
- Raúl Ramírez (born 1953), Mexican former professional tennis player
- Richard Ramirez, Californian serial killer
- Richard Ramirez (musician), noise musician
- Sara Ramírez (born 1976), Mexican actress and singer
- Sergio Ramírez, Nicaraguan writer and vice-president
- Twiggy Ramirez, pseudonym of Jeordie White, bass guitarist for the band Marilyn Manson
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