Explore the Family Name Romines

The meaning of Romines

Perhaps an altered form of Scottish Romanes, which Black derived from the manor of Rothmaneic (now called Romanno) in the parish of Newlands, Peebleshire. Compare Romine.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Romines has seen a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 15,404 to 16,166, indicating a 4.95% change. However, this did not significantly impact the number of individuals carrying the name as it saw a slight increase of 2.29%, raising the count from 1,748 in 2000 to 1,788 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by 6.15%, dropping from 0.65 in 2000 to 0.61 in 2010.

20002010Change
Rank#15,404#16,166-4.95%
Count1,7481,7882.29%
Proportion per 100k0.650.61-6.15%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Romines

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the surname Romines, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority identify as White, with a negligible increase of 0.18% between 2000 and 2010, reaching 95.02% of the total population with this surname. Those identifying as belonging to two or more ethnicities grew by 6.35% over the ten-year period, while both the Asian/Pacific Islander and Black categories remained at 0. The Hispanic contingent saw a minor decrease of 2.43%, and the American Indian and Alaskan Native group experienced a significant reduction of 28.57%.

20002010Change
White94.85%95.02%0.18%
Two or More Races1.89%2.01%6.35%
Hispanic2.06%2.01%-2.43%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0.63%0.45%-28.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%