How common is the surname Romaine?

2,010 people in the United States had the surname Romaine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,605 Americans. It ranked 14,775th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Romaine getting more or less common?

More common. 1,916 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,010 in 2010, up 4.9%.

Is Romaine also a first name?

Yes. Romaine 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 Romaine

A French surname, carried by 2,010 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R550 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). Romaine is more common than 90.9% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Romaine.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,010 people named Romaine in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 153,605 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,916.

#14,775

rank among US surnames

2,010

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #14,335)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,768	Ban	2,011	153,528
#14,775	Secrist	2,010	153,605
#14,781	Bibi	2,009	153,681
#14,783	Gilyard	2,008	153,758

Who is named Romaine

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

85% of people named Romaine identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Romaine

Romaine has the Soundex code R550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R550.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Romaine come from?: Borrowed from French Romaine.
How common is the surname Romaine?: 2,010 people in the United States had the surname Romaine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,605 Americans. It ranked 14,775th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Romaine?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Romaine identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Romaine getting more or less common?: More common. 1,916 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,010 in 2010, up 4.9%.
Is Romaine also a first name?: Yes. Romaine 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.