Roman Surname
Approximately 555,673 people bear this surname
Roman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the Roman,' i.e. from Rome; compare Janaway, Gascoigne, Portwine, Lubbock, &c.
John Romanus, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Reginald le Romayn, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameRoman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 111,374 | 1:1,114 | 177 |
| United States | 68,280 | 1:5,308 | 605 |
| Spain | 49,149 | 1:951 | 92 |
| Romania | 39,902 | 1:503 | 55 |
| Peru | 33,087 | 1:961 | 140 |
| Colombia | 21,343 | 1:2,238 | 427 |
| Argentina | 18,807 | 1:2,273 | 296 |
| Paraguay | 18,088 | 1:400 | 100 |
| Venezuela | 16,205 | 1:1,864 | 327 |
| Chile | 15,554 | 1:1,133 | 240 |
| Puerto Rico | 14,472 | 1:245 | 56 |
| Ecuador | 12,594 | 1:1,263 | 223 |
| Guatemala | 11,977 | 1:1,343 | 238 |
| Bolivia | 10,490 | 1:1,012 | 216 |
| Dominican Republic | 10,168 | 1:1,026 | 177 |
| Philippines | 9,403 | 1:10,767 | 1,036 |
| Cuba | 9,309 | 1:1,238 | 205 |
| Tanzania | 7,674 | 1:6,899 | 904 |
| Ukraine | 7,566 | 1:6,017 | 644 |
| France | 7,270 | 1:9,137 | 840 |
| Poland | 7,052 | 1:5,390 | 630 |
| South Africa | 6,724 | 1:8,057 | 1,020 |
| Brazil | 6,306 | 1:33,948 | 1,423 |
| Costa Rica | 4,934 | 1:969 | 198 |
| India | 4,371 | 1:175,490 | 10,792 |
| Italy | 3,180 | 1:19,232 | 3,308 |
| Pakistan | 2,768 | 1:64,539 | 2,393 |
| Moldova | 2,188 | 1:1,628 | 178 |
| Canada | 1,840 | 1:20,025 | 2,783 |
| Indonesia | 1,776 | 1:74,465 | 7,974 |
| Uruguay | 1,704 | 1:2,014 | 242 |
| Belgium | 1,521 | 1:7,559 | 1,030 |
| Honduras | 1,426 | 1:6,183 | 533 |
| Nicaragua | 1,315 | 1:4,579 | 515 |
| El Salvador | 1,218 | 1:5,208 | 527 |
| Nigeria | 1,062 | 1:166,801 | 10,388 |
| England | 915 | 1:60,894 | 7,193 |
| Germany | 893 | 1:90,152 | 11,342 |
| Papua New Guinea | 842 | 1:9,684 | 793 |
| Saudi Arabia | 755 | 1:40,869 | 6,011 |
| Russia | 723 | 1:199,340 | 21,960 |
| Ethiopia | 695 | 1:140,354 | 8,019 |
| Slovakia | 648 | 1:8,235 | 857 |
| Czechia | 600 | 1:17,722 | 2,662 |
| Panama | 578 | 1:6,769 | 713 |
| Sweden | 577 | 1:17,065 | 1,451 |
| Australia | 518 | 1:52,115 | 6,434 |
| Afghanistan | 425 | 1:75,655 | 2,216 |
| Israel | 381 | 1:22,461 | 3,322 |
| Namibia | 375 | 1:6,425 | 1,250 |
| Iran | 366 | 1:209,788 | 16,693 |
| Morocco | 341 | 1:101,103 | 17,469 |
| Netherlands | 329 | 1:51,329 | 8,815 |
| Bangladesh | 237 | 1:672,391 | 13,467 |
| Thailand | 220 | 1:321,083 | 55,306 |
| Switzerland | 208 | 1:39,485 | 5,627 |
| Portugal | 198 | 1:52,617 | 2,944 |
| Jamaica | 185 | 1:15,513 | 1,475 |
| Serbia | 177 | 1:40,367 | 4,124 |
| Malaysia | 174 | 1:169,507 | 10,320 |
| Iraq | 131 | 1:267,341 | 5,559 |
| Lithuania | 129 | 1:23,524 | 4,219 |
| Austria | 126 | 1:67,583 | 10,403 |
| Finland | 126 | 1:43,625 | 5,415 |
| Croatia | 100 | 1:42,286 | 8,393 |
| Egypt | 90 | 1:1,021,508 | 48,022 |
| Norway | 81 | 1:63,485 | 9,023 |
| Kenya | 76 | 1:607,630 | 28,249 |
| Botswana | 72 | 1:30,374 | 6,067 |
| Suriname | 64 | 1:8,635 | 2,172 |
| Greece | 63 | 1:175,870 | 28,388 |
| Estonia | 61 | 1:21,669 | 3,800 |
| Hungary | 60 | 1:163,605 | 14,496 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Turkey | 56 | 1:1,389,668 | 55,875 |
| Uzbekistan | 54 | 1:572,762 | 12,592 |
| New Zealand | 51 | 1:88,791 | 12,412 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 49 | 1:121,891 | 13,935 |
| Palestine | 46 | 1:98,888 | 6,945 |
| Guam | 41 | 1:3,905 | 492 |
| Belarus | 35 | 1:271,459 | 31,360 |
| Denmark | 33 | 1:171,052 | 14,584 |
| Andorra | 32 | 1:2,620 | 514 |
| Kazakhstan | 31 | 1:570,403 | 40,441 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:172,704 | 9,690 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| Ivory Coast | 30 | 1:769,041 | 20,891 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| China | 26 | 1:52,589,291 | 2,849 |
| Ireland | 25 | 1:188,358 | 7,886 |
| Taiwan | 23 | 1:1,019,337 | 7,080 |
| Iceland | 21 | 1:18,100 | 1,499 |
| Guyana | 19 | 1:40,117 | 3,928 |
| Japan | 18 | 1:7,102,461 | 43,008 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Malawi | 16 | 1:1,069,944 | 19,508 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Belize | 14 | 1:25,391 | 1,935 |
| Gibraltar | 13 | 1:2,612 | 585 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Yemen | 9 | 1:2,936,144 | 15,216 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Montenegro | 8 | 1:79,946 | 4,069 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Lebanon | 7 | 1:805,298 | 15,541 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:18,396 | 2,503 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| North Macedonia | 5 | 1:420,294 | 19,032 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Sudan | 3 | 1:12,503,398 | 14,123 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Angola | 2 | 1:13,494,607 | 11,780 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Mongolia | 2 | 1:1,412,644 | 16,950 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1:10,404,280 | 18,448 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 81 | 1:300,930 | 20,318 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 918 | 1:54,704 | 6,142 |
The alternate forms: Román (4,813), Röman (159), Romàn (65), Róman (4), Romań (4), Romãn (3), Român (2), Rôman (1) & Rómán (1) are calculated separately.
Roman (2,556,570) may also be a first name.
Roman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the Roman,' i.e. from Rome; compare Janaway, Gascoigne, Portwine, Lubbock, &c.
John Romanus, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Reginald le Romayn, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Thomas Romeyn, London, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
John le Romayn. Calendarium Genealogicum.
Richard Romeyn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1789. Married — John Roman and Grace Kennell: St. George, Hanover Square.
1790. — John Goff and Ann Romaine: ibid.
1796. — John Romain and Ann Jones: ibid.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Roman [French Romain, Latin Roman-us] Reginald le Romayn.—Hundred Rolls (Teutonic) occasionally confd. with weak forms of Rodmund, q.v.: cp. Rum(m)an (Teutonic).
(English, Scottish) One who had made a pilgrimage to Rome (four crossroads); one who came from Rome, a Roman; one who came from Romanno (circle of the monk), in Peeblesshire.
(from a place name) From the village of Romany (Rohmanen) in Prussia.
1. Probably the same as Romayne. 2. A place near Evreux, in Normandy.
Roman Demographics
Average Roman Salary in
United States
$39,975 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Roman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Roman (Arabic: روماني, Bengali: রোমন, Georgian: რომან, Hindi: रोमन, Marathi: रोमन, Oriya: େରାମାନ, Russian: Роман, Tibetan: རོ་མན་) is held by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Román, Röman, Romàn, Róman, Romań, Romãn, Român, Rôman or Rómán. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Roman? popularity and diffusion
It is the 958th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 13,115 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Roman are found; 30 percent are found in North America and 20 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 212th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 2,556,570 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is carried by 111,374 people, or 1 in 1,114. In Mexico it is most common in: Veracruz, where 12 percent live, Guerrero, where 11 percent live and México, where 9 percent live. Besides Mexico this last name occurs in 154 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Spain, where 9 percent live.
Roman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Roman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Roman last name rose 7,438 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,033 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 625 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 360 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Roman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Catholic (69%) in Belarus, Orthodox (83%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Sunni (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Roman surname are 40.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.5% being registered with the party.
The amount Roman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 51.57% less than the national average, earning €14,545 per year; in Norway they earn 5.26% less than the national average, earning 327,869 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,868 per year; in South Africa they earn 17.57% less than the national average, earning R 195,888 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.98% more than the national average, earning $24,967,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.36% less than the national average, earning $39,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.43% more than the national average, earning $55,861 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Roman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Roman in the Georgian language | ||
| რომან | roman | - |
| Roman in the Tibetan language | ||
| རོ་མན་ | romen | - |
| Roman in the Hindi language | ||
| रोमन | romana | 74.27 |
| रोमान | romana | 24.9 |
| रोमण | romana | 0.21 |
| रूमान | rumana | 0.21 |
| रूमन | rumana | 0.21 |
| रोमां | romam | 0.21 |
| Roman in the Oriya language | ||
| େରାମାନ | eramana | 67.74 |
| େରାମନ | eramana | 14.52 |
| ରଣା | rana | 3.23 |
| େରାମାନ୍ | eraman | 3.23 |
| େରାମଣ | eramana | 3.23 |
| ରମଣ | ramana | 1.61 |
| େରାମନ୍ | eraman | 1.61 |
| ରୁମାନ | rumana | 1.61 |
| Roman in the Marathi language | ||
| रोमन | romana | 62.13 |
| रोमण | romana | 35.22 |
| रोमान | romana | 0.79 |
| मण | mana | 0.27 |
| िमना | imana | 0.06 |
| रामन | ramana | 0.06 |
| रॉमन | romana | 0.03 |
| रोशन | rosana | 0.03 |
| पोमण | pomana | 0.03 |
| रॉमण | romana | 0.03 |
| रोमण् | roman | 0.03 |
| रमण | ramana | 0.01 |
| रोमाग | romaga | 0.01 |
| माने | mane | 0.01 |
| रोम | roma | 0.01 |
| रोमेन | romena | 0.01 |
| Roman in the Bengali language | ||
| রোমন | romana | 57.89 |
| রোমান | romana | 34.21 |
| রুমন | rumana | 5.26 |
| রুমান | rumana | 2.63 |
| Roman in the Russian language | ||
| Роман | roman | - |
| Roman in the Arabic language | ||
| روماني | rwmany | - |
| رومن | rwmn | - |
| رومان | rwman | - |
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