How common is the surname Rom?

1,068 people in the United States had the surname Rom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 289,088 Americans. It ranked 23,714th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Rom?

In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Rom identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Rom?

Dagmar Rom, alpine skier (1928–2022).

Where is the surname Rom most common?

Wikidata records people named Rom in Austria.

Is the surname Rom getting more or less common?

More common. 982 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,068 in 2010, up 8.8%.

The surname Rom

A surname, carried by 1,068 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rom is more common than 85.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,068 people named Rom in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 289,088 Americans. That is up 8.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 982.

#23,714

rank among US surnames

1,068

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.8%

change since 2000 (was #23,986)

Who is named Rom

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

69% of people named Rom identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 6.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Asian and Pacific Islander 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.3%
Two or more races 2.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Roms

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dagmar Rom
Alpine skier (1928–2022)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rom

Rom has the Soundex code R500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R500.

Questions

How common is the surname Rom?: 1,068 people in the United States had the surname Rom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 289,088 Americans. It ranked 23,714th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rom?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Rom identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Rom?: Dagmar Rom, alpine skier (1928–2022).
Where is the surname Rom most common?: Wikidata records people named Rom in Austria.
Is the surname Rom getting more or less common?: More common. 982 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,068 in 2010, up 8.8%.