How common is the surname Romeo?

8,636 people in the United States had the surname Romeo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,751 Americans. It ranked 4,108th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Romeo?

In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Romeo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Romeo?

Michael Romeo, American guitarist, followed by Bernardo Romeo.

Where is the surname Romeo most common?

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

Is the surname Romeo getting more or less common?

More common. 8,184 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,636 in 2010, up 5.5%.

Is Romeo also a first name?

Yes. Romeo 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 Romeo

A surname, carried by 8,636 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex R500 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). Romeo is more common than 97.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,636 people named Romeo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,751 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,184.

#4,108

rank among US surnames

8,636

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #3,984)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,099	Samples	8,663	35,640
#4,100	Boothe	8,656	35,668
#4,101	Freeland	8,653	35,681
#4,102	Fusco	8,650	35,693
#4,103	Parada	8,649	35,697
#4,104	Sorrell	8,641	35,730
#4,105	Hawks	8,639	35,739

Who is named Romeo

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

83% of people named Romeo identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 6.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
Two or more races 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Romeos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Romeo
American guitarist, born 1968
Bernardo Romeo
Argentine footballer, born 1977

Notable Romeos come mostly from the United States (1) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Romeo

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

Questions

How common is the surname Romeo?: 8,636 people in the United States had the surname Romeo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,751 Americans. It ranked 4,108th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Romeo?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Romeo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Romeo?: Michael Romeo, American guitarist, followed by Bernardo Romeo.
Where is the surname Romeo most common?: Wikidata records people named Romeo in the United States and Argentina.
Is the surname Romeo getting more or less common?: More common. 8,184 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,636 in 2010, up 5.5%.
Is Romeo also a first name?: Yes. Romeo 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.