How common is the surname Romanova?

161 people in the United States had the surname Romanova in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,917,674 Americans. It ranked 109,758th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Romanova?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Romanova identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.0% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Romanova?

Yelena Romanova, athletics competitor (1963-2007), followed by Grand Duchess Maria Mikhailovna of Russia.

Where is the surname Romanova most common?

Wikidata records people named Romanova in the Soviet Union and the Russian Empire.

Is the surname Romanova getting more or less common?

More common. 100 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 161 in 2010, up 61%.

The surname Romanova

A Russian surname, carried by 161 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex R551

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Romanova is more common than 32.4% of them.

Origin

Russian origin

Borrowed from Bulgarian and Russian Романова (Romanova), feminine form of Романов (Romanov).

One of 24 Russian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 161 people named Romanova in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,917,674 Americans. That is up 61% since 2000, when the Census counted 100.

#109,758

rank among US surnames

161

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

+61%

change since 2000 (was #150,436)

Who is named Romanova

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

97% of people named Romanova identified as white (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 97%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Romanovas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Yelena Romanova
Athletics competitor (1963-2007)
Grand Duchess Maria Mikhailovna of Russia
(1825-1846)

Notable Romanovas come mostly from the Soviet Union (1) and the Russian Empire (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Romanova

Romanoff

Romanova has the Soundex code R551, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R551.

Other Russian surnames

All 24 Russian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Romanova come from?: Borrowed from Bulgarian and Russian Романова (Romanova), feminine form of Романов (Romanov).
How common is the surname Romanova?: 161 people in the United States had the surname Romanova in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,917,674 Americans. It ranked 109,758th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Romanova?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Romanova identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.0% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Romanova?: Yelena Romanova, athletics competitor (1963-2007), followed by Grand Duchess Maria Mikhailovna of Russia.
Where is the surname Romanova most common?: Wikidata records people named Romanova in the Soviet Union and the Russian Empire.
Is the surname Romanova getting more or less common?: More common. 100 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 161 in 2010, up 61%.