Romanoff Surname

191,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Romanoff Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'son of Roman'. Roman is a Russian given name derived from Romanus, a late Roman name. The Romanovs were the royal family of the Russian empire after the Rurik dynasty.

Romanoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1931:303,82127,953
Russia4801:300,25630,757
Canada1501:245,63723,369
Brazil841:2,548,50477,255
Kazakhstan361:491,18036,296
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Israel211:407,50632,346
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Finland201:274,83520,939
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Austria171:500,90847,931
England171:3,277,533109,658
Belarus161:593,81652,198
France161:4,151,420237,746
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Romanoff (63) may also be a first name.

Romanoff Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'son of Roman'. Roman is a Russian given name derived from Romanus, a late Roman name. The Romanovs were the royal family of the Russian empire after the Rurik dynasty.

- chechensichkeria

Romanoff Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Romanoff Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Romanoff (Russian: Романофф) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Romanoff.

How Common Is The Last Name Romanoff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Romanoff is the 191,413th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,309,512 people. The last name Romanoff is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Romanoff reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Romanoff is also the 1,234,572nd most common first name on earth, borne by 63 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,193 people, or 1 in 303,821. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 17 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States Romanoff is found in 42 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Romanoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Romanoff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Romanoff last name grew 17,043 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Romanoff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Romanoff last name is predominantly Orthodox (73%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Romanoff surname are 42.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.95% being registered with the party.

The amount Romanoff earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 18.04% more than the national average, earning $50,933 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.77% less than the national average, earning $45,325 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Romanoff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Romanoff in the Russian language
Романоффromanoff-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Romanoff
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis