How common is the surname Roma?

1,733 people in the United States had the surname Roma in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 178,157 Americans. It ranked 16,560th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Roma?

In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Roma identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Roma?

Antonio Roma, Argentine footballer (1932-2013).

Where is the surname Roma most common?

Wikidata records people named Roma in Argentina.

How do you pronounce Roma?

Roma is /ˈɹoʊmə/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Roma getting more or less common?

More common. 1,732 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,733 in 2010, up 0.1%.

Is Roma also a first name?

Yes. Roma is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Roma

A surname, carried by 1,733 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɹoʊmə/ 2 syllables Soundex R500 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Roma is more common than 89.8% of them.

Origin

From Latin and Italian Roma (“Rome”). Doublet of Rome and Rum.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,733 people named Roma in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 178,157 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,732.

#16,560

rank among US surnames

1,733

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+0.1%

change since 2000 (was #15,516)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,555	Perrigo	1,734	178,054
#16,560	Koepp	1,733	178,157

Who is named Roma

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

80% of people named Roma identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 12%
Asian and Pacific Islander 5.7%
Two or more races 1.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Romas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Antonio Roma
Argentine footballer (1932-2013)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Roma

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

Questions

Where does the surname Roma come from?: From Latin and Italian Roma (“Rome”). Doublet of Rome and Rum.
How common is the surname Roma?: 1,733 people in the United States had the surname Roma in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 178,157 Americans. It ranked 16,560th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Roma?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Roma identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Roma?: Antonio Roma, Argentine footballer (1932-2013).
Where is the surname Roma most common?: Wikidata records people named Roma in Argentina.
How do you pronounce Roma?: Roma is /ˈɹoʊmə/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Roma getting more or less common?: More common. 1,732 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,733 in 2010, up 0.1%.
Is Roma also a first name?: Yes. Roma is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.