Surname Spotlight: Ramy

Spelling was not fixed until the modern era, so Ramo could easily become Ramy. The family name meaning is “Branches”, the same as for Ramo.

A variant of Ramo

Before spelling was fixed, Ramo was also written Ramy. The same family of names includes Rambo, Ramio and Rammo.

From 1891 to 2000, 196 births in France were registered under Ramy. There were 7 such births in the 1890s and 28 in the 1990s. Names that sound alike, such as Remy, are easily confused in old records.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Ramo surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

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