Rominger Surname

142,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Rominger Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the rummager,' a sailor who stowed away luggage in the hold of vessels. 'The master must prouide a perfect mariner called a romager, to raunge and bestow all merchandize in such place as is conuenient' (Hackluyt's Voyages, iii.

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Rominger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0771:174,51117,546
Germany6181:130,26815,867
France1741:381,74056,584
Switzerland1101:74,6638,769
Austria501:170,30922,149
Canada371:995,82774,831
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England71:7,959,723202,100
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2621:191,67416,822

The alternate forms: Röminger (17) are calculated separately.

Rominger (16) may also be a first name.

Rominger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the rummager,' a sailor who stowed away luggage in the hold of vessels. 'The master must prouide a perfect mariner called a romager, to raunge and bestow all merchandize in such place as is conuenient' (Hackluyt's Voyages, iii. 862); v. rummage in Skeat's Dict.

'Robert Rommongoure, alias Robert Copehed de Branketre, Rommongoure, alias Robert Copehed de Nestede, Rommongoure': Pardons Rolls, 5-21 Richard II, Anno 8, 1384-5.

Honorius le Rumongour. Munimenta Gildhallæ Londoniensis.

1589. Married-William Rumenger and Joane Robinson: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1594. Baptised-Elizabeth, d. William Rummenger: ibid.

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

Rominger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rominger is most common in The United States. It can occur as a variant: Röminger. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rominger? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rominger is the 142,851st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,341,004 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Rominger are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 16 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,077 people, or 1 in 174,511. In The United States it is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 16 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Indiana, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Rominger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rominger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rominger last name expanded 793 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 30 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rominger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rominger surname are 30.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.2% registered with the political party.

The amount Rominger earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.45% less than the national average, earning $42,092 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.42% more than the national average, earning $49,892 CAD per year.

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