Explore the Family Name Romes

The meaning of Romes

German: possibly a Rhineland variant of Rohm or an altered form of Romeis, both from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with hrōm ‘fame’. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Romes has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 49,159th, but by 2010 it had dropped slightly to 50,960th. However, despite this drop in rank, there was a small increase in the actual count of people with the Romes surname, going up from 402 in 2000 to 409 in 2010. The proportion of people with the Romes surname per 100,000 also declined slightly during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,159	#50,960	-3.66%
Count	402	409	1.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Romes

According to ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the Romes surname is predominantly associated with White and Black ethnic identities. As of 2010, over half of individuals with this surname identified as White (53.55%), while about a third identified as Black (30.07%). There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 6.47% in 2000 to 13.2% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of people with this surname identifying as having two or more races remained relatively stable, decreasing slightly from 1.24% to 1.22%. There were no recorded instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	56.97%	53.55%	-6%
Black	33.33%	30.07%	-9.78%
Hispanic	6.47%	13.2%	104.02%
Two or More Races	1.24%	1.22%	-1.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%