Roome Surname
Approximately 2,732 people bear this surname
Roome Surname Definition:
(Teutonic-Latin) for Rome, q.v. [cp. Old Norse Rúm, Rome; and Old English Rúm- wealh, a Roman] (Teutonic) 1 Fame, Glory [O.H.Ger. h)ruom (mod. ruhm) = Old Saxon hróm = Dutch room (cp. Rumbold] 2 Liberal, Magnificent [Old English rúm, (lit.
Read More About This SurnameRoome Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,380 | 1:40,375 | 5,193 |
| United States | 777 | 1:466,485 | 39,729 |
| South Africa | 187 | 1:289,720 | 28,200 |
| Canada | 157 | 1:234,685 | 22,439 |
| Australia | 57 | 1:473,609 | 36,415 |
| Scotland | 48 | 1:111,538 | 7,348 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:96,704 | 7,743 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | 1:123,998 | 7,543 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 1:37,553 | 1,173 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 571 | 1:42,689 | 5,371 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 286 | 1:175,590 | 15,728 |
Roome (64) may also be a first name.
Roome Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Teutonic-Latin) for Rome, q.v. [cp. Old Norse Rúm, Rome; and Old English Rúm- wealh, a Roman] (Teutonic) 1 Fame, Glory [O.H.Ger. h)ruom (mod. ruhm) = Old Saxon hróm = Dutch room (cp. Rumbold] 2 Liberal, Magnificent [Old English rúm, (lit.) spacious, (fig.) bountiful, noble, etc.; cognate with Old Norse rúm-r = Gothic rúm-s= Dutch ruim = Frisian rúm, spacious, roomy] We find the name Rúma in an Anglo-Saxon charter a.d. 958.
“Rome” - in Old English spelling and pronunciation.
Roome Demographics
Average Roome Salary in
United States
$50,807 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Roome Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roome Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Roome (Hindi: रूमे) has its highest incidence in England. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Roome? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 159,693rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,667,477 people. The surname Roome is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Roome live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles. Roome is also the 1,223,525th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 64 people.
The last name is most common in England, where it is held by 1,380 people, or 1 in 40,375. In England Roome is most frequent in: Derbyshire, where 23 percent reside, Greater London, where 12 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside. Excluding England this surname exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.
Roome Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Roome has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Roome last name increased 242 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 272 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Roome Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Roome last name are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.83% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Roome earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.61% more than the national average, earning R 412,560 per year; in United States they earn 17.75% more than the national average, earning $50,807 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.29% more than the national average, earning $54,793 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Roome Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Roome in the Hindi language | ||
| रूमे | rume | - |
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