Romsey Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Romsey Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Romsey or Rumsey (Hants), 13th-14th cent. Romesy, 10th cent. Romesey, Rumesíg.

[The second element is Old English í(e)g (= Old Norse ey), island, waterside: if we had only the form in the A.-Saxon Chronicle, A.

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Romsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
England281:1,989,93178,001
France11:66,422,722504,397
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Romsey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Romsey or Rumsey (Hants), 13th-14th cent. Romesy, 10th cent. Romesey, Rumesíg.

[The second element is Old English í(e)g (= Old Norse ey), island, waterside: if we had only the form in the A.-Saxon Chronicle, A.D. 971, to guide us (Her forðferde Eádmund aeþeling. and his lic lið set Rumesíge-In this year died Eadmund Ætheling, and his body lies at Rumsey) we might have inferred that the pers. name involved (in the genit.) was from Old English rúm, liberal, noble; but the persistent -o- makes it fairly clear that a pers. name is in question from the Old English cognate of Old Saxon hróm = O.H.Ger. h)ruom (mod. ruhm), fame, glory]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Romsey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Romsey is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Romsey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,441,361st most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Romsey live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 3,045,873. In The United States Romsey is mostly found in: Iowa, where 34 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 19 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Romsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Romsey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Romsey surname increased 595 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 30 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Romsey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Romsey last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Romsey earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.36% more than the national average, earning $48,052 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Romnsey921/
Romse9180/
Romsy9160/
Ramsey83117,893/
Rumsey839,984/
Remsey83121/
Romses8343/
Romsøe8337/
Romset8323/
Romseh8322/
Romshe8320/
Romsee8317/
Romsay8312/
Romsée838/
Romsøy833/
Romsie831/
Romser831/
Romnsy831/
Ronsey830/
Rasmsey774/
Ramssey774/
Ramseys772/
Rammsey772/
Rumssey771/
Rramsey771/
Ramseya771/
Ramszey771/
Ramsiey771/
Romsaiy771/
Romsouy771/
Romziey771/
Romshee770/
Ronshey770/
Ramseey770/
Rounsey770/
Ruonsey770/
Romsi73903/
Ronse73730/
Ramse73723/
Ramsy73597/
Romsa73339/
Romcy73182/
Remse73105/
Romce7326/
Romze7324/
Remsy7313/
Romzy739/
Rumsy733/
Ronsy732/
Romge731/
Romsiyah71127/
Romsiyeh713/
Ramseyii713/
Romsyiah711/
Ramsay6749,100/
Ramses672,173/
Ronsse671,242/
Ramser671,185/
Rongey67530/
Ramzey67525/
Romsai67499/
Ransey67246/
Ramsøy67237/
Romsah67129/
Remsei67101/
Rammsy6795/
Ramsue6784/
Romcea6767/
Ramsie6762/
Roncey6760/
Ramsøe6760/
Ronses6757/
Ramsee6749/
Ramshe6737/
Remshe6730/
Romsih6723/
Ronser6717/
Romsia6717/
Romzie6716/
Romsha6716/
Romzee6714/
Ramsyi6713/
Ramset6713/
Remsøy6712/
Ramsoy6710/
Roemsi6710/
Ronsei679/
Ramsze677/
Ramcey677/
Remsie677/
Rumsay676/
Ronzey676/
Ramsei675/
Romzay675/
Ramshy674/
Ramseh674/
Remssy674/
Remsay673/
Rumser673/
Ramsiy673/
Ramsed673/
Ramsuy672/
Rumsie671/
Rumsuy671/
Rounsy671/
Ronsee671/
Ronsez671/
Rounse671/
Rumset671/
Ramsez671/
Reemsy671/
Romces671/
Ronsie671/
Romsis671/
Romssi671/
Ramsys671/
Romsap671/
Romges671/
Romger670/
Roonse670/
Rumssy670/
Ronshe670/
Hronse670/
Rumsee670/
Ramssy670/
Rumcey670/
Roonsy670/
Ronset670/
Rohmsa670/

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