Roman Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History - Forebears

Roman Surname

958th Most Commonsurname in the World

Approximately 555,673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in: MexicoHighest density in: Puerto Rico

Roman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the Roman,' i.e. from Rome; compare Janaway, Gascoigne, Portwine, Lubbock, &c.

John Romanus, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reginald le Romayn, Lincolnshire, ibid.

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Roman Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy incidenceBy frequencyBy rankFullscreen
  • 2014
  • 1901
  • 1881
  • 1880
Sort resultsIncidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico111,3741:1,114177
United States68,2801:5,308605
Spain49,1491:95192
Romania39,9021:50355
Peru33,0871:961140
Colombia21,3431:2,238427
Argentina18,8071:2,273296
Paraguay18,0881:400100
Venezuela16,2051:1,864327
Chile15,5541:1,133240
Puerto Rico14,4721:24556
Ecuador12,5941:1,263223
Guatemala11,9771:1,343238
Bolivia10,4901:1,012216
Dominican Republic10,1681:1,026177
Philippines9,4031:10,7671,036
Cuba9,3091:1,238205
Tanzania7,6741:6,899904
Ukraine7,5661:6,017644
France7,2701:9,137840
Poland7,0521:5,390630
South Africa6,7241:8,0571,020
Brazil6,3061:33,9481,423
Costa Rica4,9341:969198
India4,3711:175,49010,792
Italy3,1801:19,2323,308
Pakistan2,7681:64,5392,393
Moldova2,1881:1,628178
Canada1,8401:20,0252,783
Indonesia1,7761:74,4657,974
Uruguay1,7041:2,014242
Belgium1,5211:7,5591,030
Honduras1,4261:6,183533
Nicaragua1,3151:4,579515
El Salvador1,2181:5,208527
Nigeria1,0621:166,80110,388
England9151:60,8947,193
Germany8931:90,15211,342
Papua New Guinea8421:9,684793
Saudi Arabia7551:40,8696,011
Russia7231:199,34021,960
Ethiopia6951:140,3548,019
Slovakia6481:8,235857
Czechia6001:17,7222,662
Panama5781:6,769713
Sweden5771:17,0651,451
Australia5181:52,1156,434
Afghanistan4251:75,6552,216
Israel3811:22,4613,322
Namibia3751:6,4251,250
Iran3661:209,78816,693
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Netherlands3291:51,3298,815
Bangladesh2371:672,39113,467
Thailand2201:321,08355,306
Switzerland2081:39,4855,627
Portugal1981:52,6172,944
Jamaica1851:15,5131,475
Serbia1771:40,3674,124
Malaysia1741:169,50710,320
Iraq1311:267,3415,559
Lithuania1291:23,5244,219
Austria1261:67,58310,403
Finland1261:43,6255,415
Croatia1001:42,2868,393
Egypt901:1,021,50848,022
Norway811:63,4859,023
Kenya761:607,63028,249
Botswana721:30,3746,067
Suriname641:8,6352,172
Greece631:175,87028,388
Estonia611:21,6693,800
Hungary601:163,60514,496
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Turkey561:1,389,66855,875
Uzbekistan541:572,76212,592
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Kyrgyzstan491:121,89113,935
Palestine461:98,8886,945
Guam411:3,905492
Belarus351:271,45931,360
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Andorra321:2,620514
Kazakhstan311:570,40340,441
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
Ivory Coast301:769,04120,891
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
China261:52,589,2912,849
Ireland251:188,3587,886
Taiwan231:1,019,3377,080
Iceland211:18,1001,499
Guyana191:40,1173,928
Japan181:7,102,46143,008
Wales181:171,91811,581
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Malawi161:1,069,94419,508
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Belize141:25,3911,935
Gibraltar131:2,612585
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Montenegro81:79,9464,069
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Monaco71:5,295668
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
North Macedonia51:420,29419,032
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Micronesia41:26,561731
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Sudan31:12,503,39814,123
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Angola21:13,494,60711,780
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mongolia21:1,412,64416,950
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Sri Lanka21:10,404,28018,448
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Malta11:430,2723,380
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
Sort resultsIncidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9181:54,7046,142

The alternate forms: Román (4,813), Röman (159), Romàn (65), Róman (4), Romań (4), Romãn (3), Român (2), Rôman (1) & Rómán (1) are calculated separately.

Roman (2,556,570) may also be a first name.

Roman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the Roman,' i.e. from Rome; compare Janaway, Gascoigne, Portwine, Lubbock, &c.

John Romanus, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reginald le Romayn, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Thomas Romeyn, London, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

John le Romayn. Calendarium Genealogicum.

Richard Romeyn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1789. Married — John Roman and Grace Kennell: St. George, Hanover Square.

1790. — John Goff and Ann Romaine: ibid.

1796. — John Romain and Ann Jones: ibid.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Roman [French Romain, Latin Roman-us] Reginald le Romayn.—Hundred Rolls (Teutonic) occasionally confd. with weak forms of Rodmund, q.v.: cp. Rum(m)an (Teutonic).

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, Scottish) One who had made a pilgrimage to Rome (four crossroads); one who came from Rome, a Roman; one who came from Romanno (circle of the monk), in Peeblesshire.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from a place name) From the village of Romany (Rohmanen) in Prussia.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

1. Probably the same as Romayne. 2. A place near Evreux, in Normandy.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony LowerRead translated descriptions of this surname from other languagesSubmit the Meaning of This Surname for a Chance To Win a $60 Genealogy DNA TestDNA test informationDisplay Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:BelarusBelarusIrelandKazakhstanKenyaLebanonRussiaUkraine
  • Average Salary in:United StatesCanadaColombiaEnglandItalyNorwayPeruScotlandSouth AfricaUnited StatesWales
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  • Political Affiliation in:United StatesUnited States

Roman Demographics

Average Roman Salary inUnited States

$39,975 USD
Per year
Rank: 749,762 of 1,180,305Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:0.0176933Rank: 643 of 1,181,369Percentage of national average salary:92.64%Sample size: 37,748 (2014)

Average Salary inUnited States

$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month: $3,596 USDPer week: $799 USDPer day: $118 USD

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Roman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roman (Arabic: روماني, Bengali: রোমন, Georgian: რომან, Hindi: रोमन, Marathi: रोमन, Oriya: େରାମାନ, Russian: Роман, Tibetan: རོ་མན་) is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Román, Röman, Romàn, Róman, Romań, Romãn, Român, Rôman or Rómán. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 958th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 13,115 people. The surname Roman occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Roman reside; 30 percent reside in North America and 20 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Roman is also the 212th most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 2,556,570 people.

The surname Roman is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is held by 111,374 people, or 1 in 1,114. In Mexico it is most frequent in: Veracruz, where 12 percent reside, Guerrero, where 11 percent reside and México, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Mexico Roman is found in 154 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Spain, where 9 percent reside.

Roman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Roman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 7,438 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,033 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 625 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 360 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Roman last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Catholic (69%) in Belarus, Orthodox (83%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Sunni (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Roman surname are 40.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Roman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 51.57% less than the national average, earning €14,545 per year; in Norway they earn 5.26% less than the national average, earning 327,869 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,868 per year; in South Africa they earn 17.57% less than the national average, earning R 195,888 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.98% more than the national average, earning $24,967,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.36% less than the national average, earning $39,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.43% more than the national average, earning $55,861 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sort resultsIncidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Román934,813/
Röman93159/
Romàn9365/
Róman934/
Romań934/
Romãn933/
Român932/
Rôman931/
Rohman91222,360/
Romain9135,845/
Romane916,683/
Rosman916,365/
Rotman913,301/
Romand912,727/
Romman912,691/
Romahn911,548/
Romann911,431/
Romang91882/
Rooman91742/
Rhoman91700/
Rouman91300/
Romant91184/
Rojman9180/
Romaan9170/
Roiman9168/
Royman9161/
Romhan9123/
Romean9123/
Hroman9114/
Roeman9110/
Romayn9110/
Romanh9110/
Rroman916/
Romasn915/
Ruoman912/
Romanì911/
Romanï911/
Romaĭn911/
Romgan911/
Rómán871/
Rothman8312,075/
Romaine835,132/
Rohmann834,700/
Roitman834,108/
Roumane832,396/
Rottman831,916/
Roytman831,002/
Rootman83851/
Roisman83577/
Romagne83358/
Routman83253/
Rotmann83241/
Roumain83162/
Hrosman83139/
Roosman83138/
Rhohman83116/
Rommann83101/
Roomane8391/
Rojtman8389/
Rosmane8379/
Rousman8379/
Roehman8368/
Romahan8361/
Romatin8345/
Roysman8343/
Rosmant8338/
Rrohman8330/
Romayne8326/
Hrohman8326/
Roomman8322/
Rosmain8316/
Romeang8314/
Rotmang8314/
Rohmanh8313/
Rodtman8312/
Romhain8312/
Roumand839/
Romanck837/
Rommang835/
Rommane835/
Rohmaan834/
Rosmand834/
Roemann834/
Roumman834/
Romainh834/
Roymann833/
Romhann833/
Rouhman832/
Rosmamn832/
Roimann832/
Roymant832/
Roomaan831/
Rooyman831/
Romaing831/
Rohuman831/
Roumann831/
Romasen831/
Rhomane831/
Rhouman831/
Rohmahn831/
Romeane831/
Romanìn831/
Romaten831/
Romaind831/
Rotmane831/
Roumaan831/
Royhman831/
Roimane831/
Romanhk831/
Romanhz831/
Romhane831/
Rohmaun830/
Raman80108,638/
Ruman8018,701/
Reman803,909/
Romon802,182/
Romam80143/
Réman8050/
Romón8019/
Romanova77259,529/
Romanová771,233/
Roothman77383/
Rousmane77247/
Romashyn77206/
Hroisman77188/
Roumagne77174/
Romanque7788/
Roheeman7779/
Roismann7769/
Romanowa7764/
Rodtmann7747/
Roodtman7735/
Romahina7714/
Roehmann7710/
Romaigne779/
Roittman776/
Romachin775/
Roumaine775/
Roummane775/
Roitmane773/
Hroysman773/
Hrothman772/
Rothmand772/
Routmann772/
Roythman772/
Rothmamn771/
Rouhmann771/
Rosmatin771/
Romasing771/
Rhommane771/
Rhousman771/
Roitmand771/
Romaszyn771/
Roytmand771/
Roumahan771/
Roumayne771/
Roumhang771/
Roosmain771/
Hrosmann771/
Rottmaun770/
Rahman737,835,269/
Rehman73957,576/
Rhaman7324,237/
Rumman7313,388/
Rusman739,329/
Ramane738,929/
Rasman732,737/
Rumain731,676/
Ratman731,482/
Rutman731,384/
Ramang731,331/
Ramman731,013/
Romein73941/
Rumane73896/
Romeyn73840/
Reeman73520/
Ramain73470/
Ramand73437/
Rheman73436/
Ruhman73424/
Ramann73401/
Romond73344/
Rumann73313/
Remain73302/
Raeman73236/
Remman73226/
Rauman73190/
Reuman73190/
Ramhan73187/
Raaman73185/
Rumang73176/
Romong73171/
Romont73170/
Ramean73141/
Rohmon7390/
Ramaan7387/
Remann7384/
Rotmon7382/
Remhan7376/
Rosmon7356/
Römann7349/
Rhuman7340/
Romone7340/
Roimon7340/
Roumon7336/
Roymon7332/
Ramant7331/
Hraman7330/
Ramgan7328/
Ramanh7323/
Rämman7320/
Rumand7318/
Remaan7316/
Rosmam7313/
Rümann7313/
Rumaan7312/
Rzaman7312/
Ramajn7311/
Rujman7311/
Ruyman7310/
Romaim7310/
Romeun739/
Roimam738/
Ramaun737/
Åreman736/
Röhman736/
Rumaun735/
Ramahn735/
Hreman735/
Romāne735/
Rraman734/
Ra'man734/
Romgon734/
Ruiman734/
Ramomn733/
Ramamn732/
Romoun732/
Remean731/
Romoin731/
Ruomam731/
Rotmam731/
Rosmań731/
Románn731/
Romhán731/
Rommon731/
Réhman731/
Rühman731/
Rumean731/
Roomam731/
Rhomon731/
Ruuman730/
Rhohmatin7124/
Rhousmane7123/
Romannova7115/
Roithmann7113/
Romaschin7113/
Rommanova716/
Roomanova715/
Rojmanova714/
Romanowna713/
Romasshin712/
Rousmmane711/
Romaanova711/
Romaynova711/
Roggimann711/
Rohmanova711/
Rohmanová711/
Rodttmann710/
Rahaman67719,027/
Rahuman678,813/
Rehmann673,557/
Rahmann672,299/
Rahmaan671,895/
Ramasen671,658/
Ruhmann671,597/
Romeijn671,575/
Rühmann671,527/
Rathman671,398/
Reumann671,377/
Raahman67743/
Rehmaan67646/
Rahmman67568/
Ruthman67426/
Rrahman67307/
Rammang67297/
Rammane67273/
Ruttman67270/
Rasmane67200/
Rammant67197/
Raumann67177/
Raamane67175/
Rhemann67143/
Rautman67126/
Ramasin67113/
Rusmane67111/
Ruhmane6772/
Rrehman6769/
Rosmond6767/
Rausman6766/
Raehman6765/
Ramandt6764/
Rhamane6764/
Ramandh6763/
Reutman6761/
Rahmanh6759/
Ramhang6755/
Romondt6753/
Rameang6752/
Rhahman6738/
Ruymann6737/
Rauhman6736/
Rehmanh6736/
Hrutman6735/
Ramahan6734/
Rattman6733/
Rahhman6732/
Raumane6731/
Rommoon6729/
Rusmand6728/
Rahmain6727/
Roymond6726/
Reuhman6720/
Ramaine6720/
Ramhane6719/
Rheeman6719/
Roumont6719/
Rusmang6718/
Rehmman6718/
Röhmann6718/
Rehmain6717/
Roymoun6717/
Ruitman6714/
Rusmanh6713/
Raasman6713/
Raumain6713/
Rumatin6711/
Rumhane6711/
Rusmain6711/
Reusman6711/
Rämmann6711/
Romhein6710/
Hrasman679/
Rahmanc677/
Rhamaan677/
Rahmean677/
Rumahan677/
Rummang676/
Ruhyman676/
Hrahman676/
Rehhman676/
Rutmane676/
Rusmaun675/
Rumaine675/
Rhumann675/
Rusmant675/
Hreeman675/
Rotmong675/
Rrhaman674/
Raamann674/
Ramacin674/
Ruisman673/
Roytmam673/
Ratmane673/
Rammand673/
Rhaaman672/
Ruimann672/
Rreeman672/
Rothmon672/
Rumasen672/
Rahmahn672/
Rahtman672/
Rehmean672/
Raumand672/
Rhümann672/
Ramatin672/
Romashchin672/
Romosin672/
Hruhman672/
Rammann671/
Rahmasn671/
Rahmajn671/
Rahmaun671/
Rumaind671/
Roumond671/
Roytmon671/
Rutmaan671/
Ruimain671/
Rrumane671/
Rehmaun671/
Rhomeyn671/
Ramgain671/
Romound671/
Romoine671/
Roumoun671/
Roismam671/
Roitmam671/
Hrusman671/
Ramaain671/
Ramagne671/
Ramamne671/
Rasmaan671/
Rehmahn671/
Rehmajn671/
Ratmaan671/
Raumanh671/
Rrasman671/
Rudtman671/
Hramain671/
Rhumane671/
Romeint671/
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Ra'hman671/
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Ruhmman671/
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Rrheman671/
Rhemaan671/
Rhamman671/
Rhrommasen671/
Rasmaun671/
Ramayne671/
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Hrzaman671/
Rummand670/
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Roman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roman in the Georgian language
რომანroman-
Roman in the Tibetan language
རོ་མན་romen-
Roman in the Hindi language
रोमनromana74.27
रोमानromana24.9
रोमणromana0.21
रूमानrumana0.21
रूमनrumana0.21
रोमांromam0.21
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Roman in the Oriya language
େରାମାନeramana67.74
େରାମନeramana14.52
ରଣାrana3.23
େରାମାନ୍eraman3.23
େରାମଣeramana3.23
ରମଣramana1.61
େରାମନ୍eraman1.61
ରୁମାନrumana1.61
Roman in the Marathi language
रोमनromana62.13
रोमणromana35.22
रोमानromana0.79
मणmana0.27
िमनाimana0.06
रामनramana0.06
रॉमनromana0.03
रोशनrosana0.03
पोमणpomana0.03
रॉमणromana0.03
रोमण्roman0.03
रमणramana0.01
रोमागromaga0.01
मानेmane0.01
रोमroma0.01
रोमेनromena0.01
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Roman in the Bengali language
রোমনromana57.89
রোমানromana34.21
রুমনrumana5.26
রুমানrumana2.63
Roman in the Russian language
Романroman-
Roman in the Arabic language
رومانيrwmany-
رومنrwmn-
رومانrwman-

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Roman Reference & Research

Roman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Roman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Roman
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis

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