Meaning of the surname Ramírez
Ramírez is a Spanish surname of the patronymic type meaning "son of Ramiro". It is one of the 10 most common surnames in Mexico. Ninth most common surname in Mexico.
The surname comes from the given name Ramiro, which means "famous counsel".
Formed from a father's given name with the suffix -ez, -es, or -iz, meaning 'son of'. Hernández is the son of Hernando, Martínez the son of Martín. About half of the most common Mexican surnames are patronymics.
In Mexico a person carries two surnames, the father's and then the mother's, so Ramírez appears as either half of a pair: Ramírez García, López Ramírez. Read how the two-surname system works.