How common is the surname Romo?

26,283 people in the United States had the surname Romo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,747 Americans. It ranked 1,343rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Romo?

Tony Romo, American football player, followed by Sergio Romo.

Where is the surname Romo most common?

Wikidata records people named Romo in the United States.

Is the surname Romo getting more or less common?

More common. 20,066 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,283 in 2010, up 31%.

The surname Romo

A surname, carried by 26,283 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Romo is more common than 99.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 26,283 people named Romo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,747 Americans. That is up 31% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,066.

#1,343

rank among US surnames

26,283

people in 2010

8.9

per 100,000 Americans

+31%

change since 2000 (was #1,634)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,334	Herbert	26,417	11,687
#1,335	Webber	26,405	11,693
#1,337	Boyce	26,376	11,706
#1,338	Dewitt	26,348	11,718
#1,339	Rosenberg	26,307	11,736
#1,340	Simms	26,287	11,745
#1,341	Woodruff	26,286	11,746

Who is named Romo

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

91% of people named Romo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.7% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 91%
White (not Hispanic) 7.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Two or more races 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Romos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tony Romo
American football player, born 1980
Sergio Romo
American baseball player (born 1983)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Romo

Romo 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 Romo?: 26,283 people in the United States had the surname Romo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,747 Americans. It ranked 1,343rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Romo?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Romo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.7% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Romo?: Tony Romo, American football player, followed by Sergio Romo.
Where is the surname Romo most common?: Wikidata records people named Romo in the United States.
Is the surname Romo getting more or less common?: More common. 20,066 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,283 in 2010, up 31%.