# Romney (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,755 |
| US rank (2010) | 16,395 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 175,923 people |
| Change since 2000 | +23% (1,422 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹɑːmni/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Rumney |

## Etymology

From a name of a village in Kent (see Old Romney), from a compound of Latin rumen (“gullet”) and Old English ēa (“river”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Romney 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) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Romney in the United States.

## People named Romney

- Mitt Romney, American politician and businessman (born 1947)
- David Romney, American soccer player
- Wavy Gravy, American entertainer

## Similar surnames

Roman, Romano, Romine, Romain, Romaine, Romani, Romo, Ramey, Rooney, Raney, Romeo, Roney.

## 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.