# Romano (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/romano/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Italian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Italian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 29,018 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,219 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 10,640 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.9% (27,401 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Romano.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Romano in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 12% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Romano in the United States and Argentina.

## People named Romano

- Ray Romano, American stand-up comedian
- Christy Carlson Romano, American actress (born 1984)
- Larry Romano, American actor
- Andy Romano, American actor (1936–2022)
- Lou Romano, American animator and voice actor
- Megan Romano, American swimmer
- Paolo Romano, 15th century Italian sculptor (1445–1470)
- Rubén Omar Romano, Argentine footballer and manager
- Nina Romano, American actress (1901-1966)
- Andrea Romano, American voice director and casting director
- Gerardo Romano, Argentine actor

## Similar surnames

Roman, Ramon, Romine, Romain, Romaine, Ryman, Romney, Romani, Rahman, Runyon, Runyan, Ronan.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.