The surname Rome

From Middle English Rome, from Old English Rōm, from Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu, from Proto-Germanic *Rūmō and influenced by Late Latin Rōma (“Rome, Constantinople”), from Classical Latin Rōma (“Rome”). In Roman mythology, the name was said to derive from Romulus, one of the founders of the city and its first king. The name appears in a wide range of forms in Middle English, including Rom, Room, Roome, and Rombe as well as Rome; by early modern English, it appeared as Rome, Room, and Roome, with the spelling Rome occurring in Shakespeare and common from the early 18th century on. The final spelling was influenced by Norman, Middle French, Anglo-Norman, and Old French Rome. Doublet of Roma and Rum.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

There were 5,037 people named Rome in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,296 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 5,056.

74% of people named Rome identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

• Sydne Rome
  American-Italian film actress, born 1946
• Harold Rome
  American composer, lyricist, and writer for musical theater (1908-1993)
• Jarred Rome
  American discus thrower (1976-2019)

Notable Romes come mostly from the United States (2) and Italy (1).

Variant spellings

• Rom
• Roome
• Room
• Rhoome
• Romme
• Rowme
• Roym
• Rum
• Roma

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

Where does the surname Rome come from?

From Middle English Rome, from Old English Rōm, from Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu, from Proto-Germanic *Rūmō and influenced by Late Latin Rōma (“Rome, Constantinople”), from Classical Latin Rōma (“Rome”). In Roman mythology, the name was said to derive from Romulus, one of the founders of the city…

How common is the surname Rome?

5,037 people in the United States had the surname Rome in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,296 Americans. It ranked 6,704th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Rome?

In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Rome identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).

Who is the most famous person named Rome?

Sydne Rome, American-Italian film actress, followed by Harold Rome.

Where is the surname Rome most common?

Wikidata records people named Rome in the United States and Italy.

How do you pronounce Rome?

Rome is /ɹəʊm/, one syllable.

Is the surname Rome getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,056 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,037 in 2010, down 0.4%.

What are other spellings of Rome?

Rom, Roome, Room, Rhoome, Romme and Rowme.