Ramanauskas Explained

Ramanauskas is the masculine form of a Lithuanian family name. Its feminine forms are: Ramanauskienė (married woman or widow) and Ramanauskaitė (unmarried woman). It is a Lithuanized form of the Polish surname Romanowski. Other Slavic equivalents: Romanovsky/Romanovskiy (Russian), Ramanouski (Belarusian). All are toponymic surnames derived from any of locations named Romanów, Romany, or Romanowo,^[1] the latter names literally meaning "belonging to Roman."

Notable people with the surname include:

• Adam Ramanauskas (born 1980), Australian rules footballer
• Adolfas Ramanauskas (1918–1957), Lithuanian anti-Soviet partisan
• Algis Ramanauskas (born 1970), Lithuanian entertainer
• Johnny Ramensky (1905–1972), born Jonas Ramanauskas, Scottish career criminal

Notes and References

1. Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2013