Explore the Family Name Romanos

The meaning of Romanos

Greek: from the personal name Romanos, Latin Romanus, borne by several Christian martyrs and saints, particularly Romanos Melodos (6th century), the major hymn writer of the Greek Orthodox Church. It was originally an ethnic byname from Rhomē ‘Rome’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Romanos has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 56,526 in terms of commonality among surnames but climbed to 53,913 by 2010, reflecting an increase of 4.62%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also rose from 338 in 2000 to 383 in 2010, a notable jump of 13.31%. Despite these changes, the proportion per 100,000 people remained consistent at 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,526	#53,913	4.62%
Count	338	383	13.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Romanos

In regards to ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that Romanos is most commonly associated with White and Hispanic identities. However, there were slight shifts in the distribution over time. The percentage of those identified as White decreased slightly from 56.51% in 2000 to 54.05% in 2010, while the percentage of Hispanic individuals increased marginally from 39.94% to 40.73%. Additionally, there was a significant increase in the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander individuals with this surname, jumping from 2.96% to 4.18%. There were no recorded instances of this surname among individuals identifying as Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native, or having two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	56.51%	54.05%	-4.35%
Hispanic	39.94%	40.73%	1.98%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.96%	4.18%	41.22%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%