Ramus
English edit
Etymology edit
Two main origins:
- Borrowed from French Ramus, from Old French ramu (“branch”), a topographic surname for someone who lived in a wooded place.
- Borrowed from Dutch Ramus, from a personal name composed of the Proto-Germanic elements *hrabnaz (“raven”) and *waldą (“might, power, force”).
Proper noun edit
Ramus (plural Ramuses)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ramus is the 39486th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 557 individuals. Ramus is most common among White (68.22%) and Hispanic/Latino (24.78%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ramus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.