Paramo
A surname of likely Hispanic origin, probably derived from a place name or the Spanish word for a high, open upland.
The #9,691 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 92,218 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Paramo is most likely connected with Spanish páramo, meaning a barren high plain, moor, or upland. As a surname, it would originally have identified someone who lived near such a landscape or came from a place called Páramo. The word ultimately goes back to Latin and was widely used in Spanish-speaking areas for exposed mountain country.
History
The surname is found in Spanish-speaking regions and later spread to the Americas through migration. It is especially likely to be a toponymic surname, since many Hispanic surnames come from local place names or geographic features. In modern records it appears in several spellings, sometimes with and sometimes without the accent mark.
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Fun fact
In Spanish, a páramo is not just any field: it usually refers to a cold, treeless highland environment, often above the forest line.