Ramey
A surname with several possible roots, most often treated as a French or Norman form of a place-based or personal-name surname.
The #1,616 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 13,853 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Ramey is usually explained as a surname that came into English through French or Norman French, but the exact source is not certain from the evidence provided. It may be related to a French place name or to a medieval personal name or nickname built on a word for a branch, twig, or ram-like image, depending on the family line. Because the surname occurs in different forms and regions, a single origin is hard to prove confidently.
History
In Britain and later in North America, Ramey appears as a surname with more than one possible source, which is common for names that arose independently in different places. The form is well established in English-speaking countries today, especially in the United States. The historical record also shows it as a family name borne by people of some social standing in Britain, but that does not by itself identify one unique origin.
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Fun fact
Modern U.S. census data show Ramey as a relatively uncommon but long-established surname, with tens of thousands of bearers.
From the historical record
“The earl's second wife, his cousin, Marion, daughter of the Hon. James Home of Ayton, died without issue, 30th Oct. 1763. By his third wife, Miss Ramey of Great Yarmouth, he had two sons and two daughters. The eldest son died in in- fancy. Alexander, the second son, became tenth earl. Lady Caroline, the elder…”
— The Scottish Nation, vol. 2