Where Does the Ramus Surname Come From?

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What Ramus means

Ramus and Remus are two spellings with one history. At root, the name means “A descendant of Remus (protector)”.

Ramus writes “a” in place of the “e” found in Remus, a common scribal difference. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. The same family of names includes Remu, Remes and Remis. In the 2010 US Census, 557 Americans gave Ramus as their last name (rank 39,486). From 1891 to 2000, 608 births in France were registered under Ramus. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Ramsy, Ramas and Ramos.

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