Romans Surname

66,781st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Romans Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rumin'. Lower, quoting Ferguson, says,' Rumun, an Old Norse personal name.' This view seems confirmed by the fact that it is found early on the East coast.

John Rumin, Lincolnshire, 1273.

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Romans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6671:77,6648,874
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
England3171:175,76715,993
Canada2951:124,90013,053
Nigeria2901:610,83729,086
Spain2761:169,39112,137
Latvia1921:10,6771,574
Jamaica1741:16,4941,539
South Africa1491:363,60933,044
Netherlands931:181,58325,939
Russia791:1,824,342117,368
Argentina651:657,59145,740
France511:1,302,406132,002
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
Australia491:550,93340,757
Wales471:65,8415,810
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Belgium271:425,80243,971
India221:34,866,608408,224
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1231:198,17415,835
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6261:80,2228,452

The alternate forms: Romāns (1) & Románs (1) are calculated separately.

Romans (3,109) may also be a first name.

Romans Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rumin'. Lower, quoting Ferguson, says,' Rumun, an Old Norse personal name.' This view seems confirmed by the fact that it is found early on the East coast.

John Rumin, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

But v. Romaine, of which it may be but a vulgar corruption. Romans is found in the London Directory side by side with Romaine. Rummen in the first of the following instances seems to be a corrupted form of Romaine:

1767. Married — William Rummen and Mary Hine: St. George, Hanover Square.

1774. — John Rummins and Ann Faulkner: ibid.

1802. — John Rumens and Margaret Catley: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(the) Roman’s (Son): v. Roman.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

William Romant, and the Ville of M., Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). The arms of Romanes of Scotland are preserved by Robson.

The Norman People (1874)

Romans Last Name Facts

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

Romans (Arabic: رومنس, Bengali: রোমন্স, Hindi: रोमान्स, Oriya: େରାମାନସ୍, Russian: Романс) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Romāns or Románs. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Romans? popularity and diffusion

Romans is the 66,781st most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 976,883 people. Romans is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Romans reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Romans is also the 129,246th most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 3,109 people.

The surname Romans is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 4,667 people, or 1 in 77,664. In The United States Romans is most common in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 66 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 5 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Romans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Romans has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Romans last name rose 746 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 258 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,567 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Romans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Romans are 10.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Romans earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 205.75% more than the national average, earning R 726,576 per year; in United States they earn 7.23% less than the national average, earning $40,030 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.1% less than the national average, earning $47,647 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Romāns941/
Románs941/
Roumans92402/
Rotmans92263/
Romanse92222/
Roymans92203/
Roomans92105/
Roemans9288/
Romains9231/
Rohmans9228/
Romhans921/
Rosmans921/
Romauns921/
Rooymans86210/
Roijmans86184/
Roeymans8652/
Rousmans8638/
Rothmans8620/
Rohmansh8615/
Roitmans862/
Rotmansh861/
Romasins861/
Remans83699/
Ramans83197/
Rumans83194/
Romanz839/
Romons834/
Romams832/
Rooijmans80471/
Romansova8034/
Romansová801/
Romance772,716/
Rummans77220/
Rahmans77158/
Romeyns77146/
Ruhmans7730/
Remains7710/
Romanze7710/
Ramanse779/
Rusmans779/
Romanch777/
Remmans773/
Raumans773/
Reemans773/
Reumans772/
Ramhans772/
Romanje771/
Rammans771/
Ramanns771/
Romouns771/
Roemons771/
Romeins771/
Hrumans771/
Rhamans770/
Raumanns7139/
Reusmans7120/
Ramahans7120/
Rommeins714/
Rahmanse713/
Rasmansh711/
Rauhmans711/
Rahmansh711/
Rahamans711/
Ramons67105/
Rumams672/
Ramoms671/
Ramanz671/
Rumons670/

Romans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Romans in the Bengali language
রোমন্সromansa-
Romans in the Oriya language
େରାମାନସ୍eramanas-
Romans in the Hindi language
रोमान्सromansa75
रोमन्सromansa25
Romans in the Russian language
Романсromans-
Romans in the Arabic language
رومنسrwmns-

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Romans Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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