How common is the surname Romano?

29,018 people in the United States had the surname Romano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,640 Americans. It ranked 1,219th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Romano?

In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Romano identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Romano?

Ray Romano, American stand-up comedian, followed by Christy Carlson Romano.

Where is the surname Romano most common?

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

Is the surname Romano getting more or less common?

More common. 27,401 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 29,018 in 2010, up 5.9%.

Is Romano also a first name?

Yes. Romano 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 Romano

An Italian surname, carried by 29,018 people in the United States.

3 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). Romano is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Romano.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 29,018 people named Romano in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,640 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 27,401.

#1,219

rank among US surnames

29,018

people in 2010

9.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,171)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,210	Hatcher	29,235	10,561
#1,211	Escobedo	29,185	10,579
#1,212	Arredondo	29,173	10,583
#1,213	Hyde	29,094	10,612
#1,214	Christopher	29,067	10,622
#1,215	Mobley	29,065	10,623
#1,216	Kessler	29,064	10,623

Who is named Romano

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

85% of people named Romano identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Romanos

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ray Romano
American stand-up comedian, born 1957
Christy Carlson Romano
American actress (born 1984)
Larry Romano
American actor, born 1963
Andy Romano
American actor (1936–2022)
Lou Romano
American animator and voice actor, born 1972
Megan Romano
American swimmer, born 1991
Paolo Romano
15th century Italian sculptor (1445–1470)
Rubén Omar Romano
Argentine footballer and manager, born 1958
Nina Romano
American actress (1901-1966)
Andrea Romano
American voice director and casting director, born 1955
Gerardo Romano
Argentine actor, born 1946

Notable Romanos come mostly from the United States (8) and Argentina (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Romano

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

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Romano come from?: Borrowed from Italian Romano.
How common is the surname Romano?: 29,018 people in the United States had the surname Romano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,640 Americans. It ranked 1,219th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Romano?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Romano identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Romano?: Ray Romano, American stand-up comedian, followed by Christy Carlson Romano.
Where is the surname Romano most common?: Wikidata records people named Romano in the United States and Argentina.
Is the surname Romano getting more or less common?: More common. 27,401 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 29,018 in 2010, up 5.9%.
Is Romano also a first name?: Yes. Romano 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.