Roome Surname

159,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

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.

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Roome Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3801:40,3755,193
United States7771:466,48539,729
South Africa1871:289,72028,200
Canada1571:234,68522,439
Australia571:473,60936,415
Scotland481:111,5387,348
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Wales321:96,7047,743
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31:37,5531,173
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France31:22,140,907385,998
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5711:42,6895,371
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2861:175,59015,728

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Rome” - in Old English spelling and pronunci­ation.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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 occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Roome click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roome? popularity and diffusion

Roome is the 159,693rd most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,667,477 people. Roome occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Roome are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles. Roome is also the 1,223,525th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 64 people.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is held by 1,380 people, or 1 in 40,375. In England it is most frequent in: Derbyshire, where 23 percent live, Greater London, where 12 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 9 percent live. Not including England it is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Roome Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Roome has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Roome surname rose 242 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 272 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roome Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Roome surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Roome surname are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.83% registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roomer91462/
Roomes91451/
Roomet91218/
Roomey9147/
Roomie9132/
Roosme9129/
Roomez914/
Rhoome911/
Rome8920,565/
Room8915,313/
Rhoomes83181/
Roomets83143/
Roosmäe8339/
Roomesh8310/
Romeu8011,904/
Romer8011,062/
Romei803,870/
Roomi802,261/
Roomy802,250/
Romey802,216/
Romme802,114/
Romeh801,647/
Romea801,300/
Romes801,277/
Romet801,035/
Rooma80817/
Roume80771/
Rhome80699/
Romie80402/
Rosme80147/
Rohme80131/
Romej80116/
Romez8077/
Romee8076/
Roeme8023/
Romed8022/
Romée808/
Roime803/
Royme802/
Rotme802/
Ruome801/
Rhoom801/
Roosm801/
Romge801/
Hrome801/
Romeï801/
Romep801/
Roosmets7721/
Rom7520,733/
Romesh732,921/
Romeis73963/
Rommes73706/
Rommer73652/
Hromei73617/
Romeas73436/
Romeih73408/
Roumet73212/
Romets73180/
Roumed73171/
Romieh73168/
Roumie73132/
Rosmer73129/
Rosmei73101/
Rommie7373/
Romett7365/
Roumer7357/
Roumes7345/
Rhomes7335/
Roumez7323/
Romeiß7320/
Roumeh7320/
Rohmie7317/
Roemeh7312/
Rommey7310/
Romecz7310/
Rotmer739/
Rohmes739/
Rosmej739/
Roimet739/
Roumey738/
D'Rome738/
Rosmey737/
Rhomer736/
Romhed736/
Romech735/
Romiej735/
Rhoume735/
Rosmet734/
Hromey733/
Romerr733/
Roymme733/
Rotmee733/
Romees732/
Roimes732/
Hromer732/
Roumea732/
Romeez732/
Rohmée732/
Rommet732/
Romeed732/
Roomai732/
Rhooma732/
Ruomei731/
Rhomee731/
Romeer731/
Romeid731/
Romerh731/
Romiey731/
Roimer731/
Roymer731/
Roomis731/
Rohmez731/
Roohmi731/
Roommi731/
Roomoi731/
Roemey731/
Roumee731/
Rousme731/
Roomys731/
Romeyh731/
Rosmee731/
Roimeu731/
Roimie731/
Rommeu731/
Romiea730/
Roehme730/
Romess730/
Roemei730/
Rosmed730/
Romezs730/
Roohymehr711/
Roma6758,093/
Rame679,380/
Romi679,157/
Rume678,902/
Rohm675,411/
Roumieh674,621/
Romy673,325/
Hrom672,440/
Romm671,245/
Roem67568/
Roum67381/
Rhom67368/
Roumeas67335/
Roim67278/
Rommeis6767/
Rothmer6761/
Ørom6751/
Romé6745/
Rommeiß6741/
Rohmeis6727/
Romá6723/
Romeisz6720/
Romehed6719/
Ruom6719/
Rohtmer6716/
Hrometz6714/
Rosm6714/
Rometcz6712/
Rohtmäe678/
Rohmeiß678/
Romeiss677/
Rommett676/
Romd675/
Rotm675/
Romeova674/
Romh674/
Romè672/
Romø672/
Rommets672/
Hromets671/
Roym671/
Romeach671/
Rommess671/
Rhomerh671/
Rūme671/
Rrom671/
Roumeih671/
Roumeth671/
Rhomeid671/
Rzom671/
Rosmeer671/
Rohmeer671/
Romt671/
Rgom671/
Rhomesh671/
Rhommer670/
Rottmer670/

Roome Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roome in the Hindi language
रूमेrume-

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