Explore the Family Name Romualdo

The meaning of Romualdo

Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian: from the personal name Romualdo, of ancient Germanic origin, composed of the elements hruom ‘fame’ + wald ‘power, authority’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Romualdo increased significantly between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked at 54,522 but climbed to 35,993 by 2010—a rise of approximately 33.98%. The count of individuals with this surname also witnessed an impressive increase of about 75.99%, moving from 354 in 2000 to 623 in 2010. This growth is reflected in the proportion per 100k people, which jumped from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010, marking a 61.54% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,522	#35,993	33.98%
Count	354	623	75.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.21	61.54%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Romualdo

The ethnicity breakdown of the Romualdo surname also underwent changes during this period according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The largest ethnic identity associated with this surname is Hispanic, which saw a positive change of 10.69%, climbing from 54.52% in 2000 to 60.35% in 2010. On the contrary, there was a decline in the proportion of Asian/Pacific Islander and White ethnicities tied to the surname, decreasing by 13.83% and 33.33% respectively. There was also a slight increase in those identifying with two or more races, rising from 2.82% in 2000 to 4.17% in 2010. Notably, by 2010, some individuals identified as Black, while no change was observed for American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	54.52%	60.35%	10.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	33.9%	29.21%	-13.83%
White	8.19%	5.46%	-33.33%
Two or More Races	2.82%	4.17%	47.87%
Black	0%	0.8%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%