Rome Surname
Approximately 20,565 people bear this surname
Rome Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rome'; compare Romaine, Janaway, &c.
Johannes de Rome, hostiler, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Ricardus de Rome, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.
1616. John Hudson and Isabell Rome: Marriage Lic.
Read More About This SurnameRome Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,231 | 1:50,126 | 6,058 |
| Cambodia | 3,973 | 1:3,898 | 632 |
| France | 2,200 | 1:30,192 | 3,687 |
| Bangladesh | 1,712 | 1:93,082 | 4,097 |
| England | 636 | 1:87,607 | 9,535 |
| India | 620 | 1:1,237,202 | 49,284 |
| Philippines | 571 | 1:177,300 | 28,622 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Belgium | 394 | 1:29,179 | 4,698 |
| Canada | 284 | 1:129,738 | 13,514 |
| Papua New Guinea | 275 | 1:29,650 | 3,385 |
| Taiwan | 203 | 1:115,491 | 1,085 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Nigeria | 144 | 1:1,230,158 | 49,400 |
| Slovenia | 142 | 1:17,519 | 4,061 |
| Scotland | 134 | 1:39,954 | 3,758 |
| Argentina | 119 | 1:359,188 | 27,983 |
| Pakistan | 110 | 1:1,624,035 | 17,073 |
| Australia | 97 | 1:278,306 | 24,956 |
| Afghanistan | 89 | 1:361,272 | 5,318 |
| Italy | 75 | 1:815,423 | 64,079 |
| Mexico | 68 | 1:1,825,385 | 17,952 |
| Spain | 68 | 1:687,530 | 30,300 |
| Indonesia | 61 | 1:2,168,020 | 133,281 |
| Lebanon | 57 | 1:98,896 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 49 | 1:1,105,667 | 65,349 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| Israel | 37 | 1:231,287 | 21,601 |
| Mauritius | 33 | 1:39,194 | 7,252 |
| Austria | 31 | 1:274,691 | 31,731 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Haiti | 12 | 1:890,326 | 11,483 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 1:525,368 | 20,918 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Palestine | 3 | 1:1,516,283 | 17,268 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 408 | 1:59,744 | 7,000 |
| Scotland | 194 | 1:19,295 | 1,958 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:6,784 | 664 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 493 | 1:101,863 | 10,309 |
The alternate forms: Romé (45), Röme (18) & Romè (2) are calculated separately.
Rome (18,177) may also be a first name.
Rome Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rome'; compare Romaine, Janaway, &c.
Johannes de Rome, hostiler, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Ricardus de Rome, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.
1616. John Hudson and Isabell Rome: Marriage Lic. (London).
The Romes were a small clan living under the protection of the Johnstones in Gretna, in the sixteenth century, but subsequently increased their fortunes and estates. For a time they possessed the Castle of Dalswinton (Johnstone, Historical families of Dumfriesshire, p. 76). John Rome was retoured heir of John Rome of Dalswyntoune-Rome, his father, in lands in Dumfriesshire in 1638 (Retours, Dumfries, 166). Robertus Roome and Johannes Roome de Dalswinton, 1674 (Inquis., 5701), and George Rome, writer in Dumfries, 1692 (ibid., 7304). The surname still exists in the shires of Dumfries and Kirkcudbright. Room 1730.
(Anglo-French-Latin) One from Rome [French Rome, Latin Roma]
(English) One who had made a pilgrimage to Rome (four crossroads); one who came from Rome.
A village in Ayrshire is called Old Rome.
Orsellus Rohom, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).
William Rom, Normandy 1189-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Robert Rome 1198 (Ib.); Robert Rome, Engl. c. 1272 (RH.).
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Rome Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rome Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rome (Arabic: روّمي, Georgian: რომე, Hindi: रोमी, Marathi: रोमे) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Romé, Röme or Romè. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rome? popularity and diffusion
It is the 26,158th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 354,366 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Rome live; 37 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 40,538th most frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 18,177 people.
The last name Rome is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 7,231 people, or 1 in 50,126. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Louisiana, where 20 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 105 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 19 percent live and France, where 11 percent live.
Rome Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Rome has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,467 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 31 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Rome Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Rome last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Alawite (80%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Rome surname are 16.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.8% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Rome earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 127.95% more than the national average, earning R 541,704 per year; in United States they earn 3.71% more than the national average, earning $44,751 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.8% more than the national average, earning $53,063 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rome Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rome in the Georgian language | ||
| რომე | rome | - |
| Rome in the Marathi language | ||
| रोमे | rome | - |
| Rome in the Hindi language | ||
| रोमी | romi | 50 |
| रोमे | rome | 25 |
| रोमा | roma | 25 |
| Rome in the Arabic language | ||
| روّمي | rwmy | - |
| رومي | rwmy | - |
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