Romney Surname
Approximately 3,731 people bear this surname
Romney Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Romney,' two parishes in Kent (2) Local, 'of Romilly' (which see), by change of 'l' to 'n' (compare baluster and banister). There can be no doubt that nearly all our Romneys, Rumneys, and Rumleys are so derived.
Read More About This SurnameRomney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,500 | 1:144,984 | 14,985 |
| England | 209 | 1:266,594 | 21,098 |
| Anguilla | 155 | 1:87 | 15 |
| France | 110 | 1:603,843 | 79,953 |
| Papua New Guinea | 90 | 1:90,597 | 12,060 |
| British Virgin Islands | 86 | 1:367 | 78 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 76 | 1:1,452 | 236 |
| Canada | 71 | 1:518,952 | 43,932 |
| Netherlands | 55 | 1:307,040 | 36,360 |
| Mexico | 54 | 1:2,298,633 | 20,081 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 54 | 1:1,022 | 198 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 51 | 1:189 | 27 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 18 | 1:75,776 | 5,658 |
| Venezuela | 15 | 1:2,013,605 | 24,362 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Saint Martin | 12 | 1:2,930 | 74 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Guyana | 9 | 1:84,691 | 6,279 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Grenada | 5 | 1:21,707 | 1,054 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 140 | 1:174,110 | 14,584 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 138 | 1:363,904 | 27,584 |
Romney (1,468) may also be a first name.
Romney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Romney,' two parishes in Kent (2) Local, 'of Romilly' (which see), by change of 'l' to 'n' (compare baluster and banister). There can be no doubt that nearly all our Romneys, Rumneys, and Rumleys are so derived. Rumney, a parish in Monmouthshire, does not seem to have given birth to any surname.
Baldwin de Rumeny, Worcestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Baldwin de Rumely, Worcestershire, ibid.
Baldwin de Romeny, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Baldwin de Romely, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
John de Romeny, Oxfordshire ibid.
John de Romely, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
1409. John Romley, rector of Brandeston, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
1413. William Rumley, rector of Brandeston, Norfolk: ibid.
1607. Richard Rumney, Cumberland, Queen's Coll.: Register of the University of Oxford.
Belonging to 1 Romney (Old and New, Kent).
[The River Romney (Kent) was called Rumenea (“juxta flumen quod vocatur Rumenea”) in a Latin charter a.d. 895, where -ea may reasonably be supposed to be the Old English eá, river; while the Rumening seta of a Kentish charter a.d. 697, which presumably relates to Old Romney, would appear to be ‘the seat (residence) of Rumen’s Son’ (Old English -ing, ‘son’ suff.); or if the -ing of this Latin charter should be for the common -inga (genit. pl.) then the -a of seta might be taken as a sign of the plural instead of the dat. sing. But the analogy of a river in South Wales which in its upper part is called Rhymney (“avon Rymni," 'Brut y Tywysogion,’ a.d. 1070), and in its lower (Anglicized) part Rumney, rather points to a Celtic origin for Rumen-, poss. the early form of Welsh rhym, ‘what stretches round,’ with the dim suff. -én: cp. Welsh rhumen, a diminutive of the seeming variant rhum, ‘ what projects or swells’].
2 Romagny (Normandy) = Romanus’ Estate [M.Latin *Romaniacus—ác-us, the Latinization of the Gaulish possess. suff. -ác-os]
A town in Kent, anciently Romenel. A Robert de Romenel is found in the Domesday of that county.
A location name in Kent.
Romney Demographics
Average Romney Salary in
United States
$50,766 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Romney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Romney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Romney occurs most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Romney? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 122,530th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,953,242 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Romney reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 203,259th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 1,468 people.
Romney is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,500 people, or 1 in 144,984. In The United States Romney is most frequent in: Utah, where 33 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Arizona, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Romney is found in 49 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent reside and Anguilla, where 4 percent reside.
Romney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Romney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Romney surname increased 1,812 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 149 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Romney Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Romney last name are 20.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.26% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Romney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.65% more than the national average, earning $50,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.56% more than the national average, earning $61,886 CAD per year.
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