Explore the Family Name Romm

The meaning of Romm

1. German: from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with hruom ‘fame’. 2. Swedish: probably of German origin (see 1 above). 3. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Rom. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Giora.

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

The surname Romm, based on data gathered from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen mild changes in its popularity over a decade. In the year 2000, the rank of the surname Romm was 44,027 and then it slightly fell to 46,037 in 2010, witnessing a negative change of about 4.57%. However, the actual count of individuals with this name increased marginally from 461 in 2000 to 463 in 2010, marking a slight growth of 0.43%. The proportion per 100k also saw a small decrease of 5.88% over the 10 years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,027	#46,037	-4.57%
Count	461	463	0.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Romm

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Romm identify as White, which increased slightly from 95.23% in 2000 to 96.11% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased significantly by 44.62%, dropping from 1.95% in 2000 to 1.08% in 2010. There was an emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races, reaching 1.51% in 2010 after none were reported in 2000. The proportion of those identifying as Hispanic dropped to zero in 2010 from 1.52% in 2000. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.23%	96.11%	0.92%
Two or More Races	0%	1.51%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.95%	1.08%	-44.62%
Hispanic	1.52%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%