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.
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.