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Updated March 6, 2024

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Portugese and Spanish : habitational name from any of the towns called Ramos, in Portugal and Spain.
  • Portuguese and Spanish : from the plural of ramo ‘branch’ (Latin ramus), a topographic name for someone who lived in a thickly wooded area.

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