How common is the last name Ramirez?

544,204 people in the United States have the last name Ramirez, about 1 in 549. It ranks #27 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

RAMIREZ

#27

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
544,204
About
1 in 549
This common or more
8.8%
Who bears it

Of the 544,204 people with the last name Ramirez, 93.6% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% as White and 1.1% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Ramirez

#25 Sanchez · 607,848#26 Harris · 603,371#28 Clark · 539,661#29 Nguyen · 531,404

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Ramirez, most common first.

#11,160 Ramires · 2,713#32,101 Rameriez · 770#36,101 Ramierz · 668#58,068 Ramriez · 378#61,890 Ranirez · 350#69,166 Ramirec · 306#71,696 Ramiriz · 293#73,993 Ramiraz · 282

Also a first name

As a first name, Ramirez ranks #17,521 of 53,615, with 628 people. See Ramirez as a first name

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