Ramo: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Families named Ramo share their surname's story with Ramos, its better-known spelling. At root, the name means “Branches”.

Ramo and Ramos

Ramo drops the “s” of Ramos, a shortening that clerks often made. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. The same family of names includes Ramón and Ramas.

Heraldry and the Ramo name

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