Explore the Family Name Romaine

The meaning of Romaine

1. Americanized form of Dutch Romein (see Romine). 2. English: variant of Roman.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Romaine in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Romaine" has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 14,335 in popularity with a count of 1,916 individuals, translating to a proportion of 0.71 per 100,000 residents. By 2010, its rank had dropped to 14,775, representing a change of -3.07 percent. However, the absolute count of people with this surname increased by 4.91 percent to 2,010, yet the proportion per 100,000 fell by 4.23 percent to 0.68.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,335	#14,775	-3.07%
Count	1,916	2,010	4.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.71	0.68	-4.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Romaine

Turning to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifting trends for individuals with the Romaine surname. Those identifying as White continue to be the majority, but their proportion decreased slightly (-1.04 percent) from 85.96 percent in 2000 to 85.07 percent in 2010. The most significant change was seen in those identifying as Hispanic, with an increase of 114.38 percent from 1.46 percent in 2000 to 3.13 percent in 2010. There were also increases among Asian/Pacific Islanders and American Indian and Alaskan Natives, with changes of 7.14 percent and 48.65 percent respectively. The proportions of those identifying as Black or belonging to two or more races declined, with changes of -6.16 percent and -22.09 percent respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.96%	85.07%	-1.04%
Black	10.07%	9.45%	-6.16%
Hispanic	1.46%	3.13%	114.38%
Two or More Races	1.72%	1.34%	-22.09%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.37%	0.55%	48.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.42%	0.45%	7.14%