Romano is used as a family name or surname in Italy. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Romano
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Italy
Meaning:

One who came from Rome, i.e., four crossroads, or from within Rome's political sphere; one who has visited Rome.

How popular is Romano?

Romano is common in Italy, Argentina, United States, Philippines, Brazil, Mexico, Spain, France, Canada, Angola, Dominican Republic, Australia, Switzerland, Portugal, Israel, Venezuela, Germany, Uruguay, England, Belgium, Bolivia, Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, Peru, Russia, El Salvador, Colombia, Nicaragua, Chile, Thailand, Netherlands, South Africa, Guatemala, Kenya, Costa Rica.

Romano is ranked 1868 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Romano bearers increased by 5.9 per cent in 2010 US census to 29018 since 2000, the surname slipped by 48 spots and ranked at 1219. The last name was found in around 10 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.76 88.61
Hispanic or Latino 12.26 8.41
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.52 1.22
Others 0.81 1.21
Black 0.53 0.42
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.12 0.14
Romano is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Italy which signifies its Italy provenence. Around 293277 people have been found who wears Romano as their family name. Romano is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Romano:
7 Italy116,971
Countries with ten thousands of Romano:
132 Argentina43,765
1,110 United States39,208
337 Philippines23,946
579 Brazil21,565
953 Mexico14,303
Countries with thousands of Romano:
1,271 Spain4,294
2,508 France3,080
1,789 Canada3,067
1,529 Angola2,169
523 Dominican Republic2,118
2,186 Australia1,753
746 Switzerland1,630
642 Portugal1,538
918 Israel1,418
1,520 Venezuela1,407
8,169 Germany1,266
384 Uruguay1,076
Countries with hundreds of Romano:
7,089 England937
2,349 Belgium748
1,373 Bolivia746
7,661 Tanzania720
7,891 Saudi Arabia557
5,011 Peru484
36,324 Russia389
867 El Salvador371
4,252 Colombia339
978 Nicaragua298
3,393 Chile201
68,124 Thailand182
17,471 Netherlands155
32,866 South Africa150
3,025 Guatemala149
21,791 Kenya121
1,046 Costa Rica114
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,397 Singapore90
2,161 Paraguay81
9,018 New Zealand79
7,896 Ecuador78
2,128 Trinidad and Tobago78
111,746 Indonesia77
46,427 Turkey75
9,401 Sweden74
17,157 Austria69
18,658 Papua New Guinea60
4,582 Bahrain59
4,823 Wales59
8,307 Lithuania58
5,947 Lebanon57
6,548 Scotland57
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
4,737 Cuba48
2,174 Vietnam47
3,834 Taiwan46
35,142 Romania45
355 Aruba42
2,948 Luxembourg42
640 Malta42
10,676 Kuwait39
7,171 Ireland29
85,446 Poland26
10,875 Qatar25
57,482 Uganda24
41,560 Belarus23
24,793 Norway23
63,727 Greece22
3,070 Honduras22
5,804 Panama19
4,164 China18
16,101 Latvia18
632 São Tomé and Príncipe18
60,802 Kazakhstan17
111 Monaco17
20,063 Bulgaria16
4,719 New Caledonia16
4,438 Sudan16
389 Curaçao14
209,310 Ukraine14
70,223 Czechia13
30,183 Denmark12
33,360 Croatia11
3,581 Hong Kong11
22,440 Serbia11
10,588 Solomon Islands11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,947 Cape Verde10
32,186 Finland10
111,742 Malaysia10
2,904 Puerto Rico10
14,518 Ethiopia9
46,388 Japan9
1,665 United States Virgin Islands9
26,217 Estonia8
728,828 India8
51,006 United Arab Emirates7
20,863 Azerbaijan6
6,082 Oman6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Mar Romano was 25 years old when he migrated to USA on June 19, 1865. He lived in Germany where he worked as laborer and took City Of New York from Liverpool. Cesar Romano, aged 26, 25 years old Calowina Romano, 25 years old Jeanne Romano, are others that migrated to US.

Romano Namesakes

  • Ezzelino III da Romano, Italian feudal lord
  • Antoniazzo Romano, Italian Early Renaissance painter
  • Cunizza da Romano, Italian noblewoman
  • Gerardo Romano, Argentine actor
  • Giovanni Cristoforo Romano, Italian Renaissance sculptor and medallist
  • Carmine Romano, New York mobster and captain
  • Liborio Romano, Italian politician
  • Carla Romano, Scottish journalist and producer of Italian descent
  • Guido Romano, Italian gymnast
  • Judah ben Moses Romano, Italian Jewish philosopher and translator of the thirteen and fourteenth centuries
  • Christy Carlson Romano, American actress, comedian
  • Ray Romano, American stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter
  • Giulio Romano, Italian painter and architect
  • Rino Romano, Canadian voice actor
  • Rubén Omar Romano, Argentine-Mexican coach and former football player
  • Johnny Romano, John Anthony Romano Jr
  • Andy Romano, American actor, known for playing "J.D."
  • Alex Romano, Argentine-Australian actor
  • Yossef Romano, Libyan-born Israeli weightlifter with the Israeli team that went to the 1972 Summer Olympics
  • Larry Romano, American film and television actor
  • Aldo Romano, jazz drummer
  • Lou Romano, American animation production artist and voice actor
  • Joseph L. Romano, officer
  • Rocco Romano, former Canadian football player
  • Roberto Romano, Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender
  • Umberto Romano, Swiss football player of Italian descent
  • Jason Romano, former professional baseball player
  • Jim Romano, American right-handed pitcher
  • Samuel Umberto Romano, singer songwriter

Romano Namesakes

  • Ezzelino III da Romano, Italian feudal lord
  • Antoniazzo Romano, Italian Early Renaissance painter
  • Cunizza da Romano, Italian noblewoman
  • Gerardo Romano, Argentine actor
  • Giovanni Cristoforo Romano, Italian Renaissance sculptor and medallist
  • Carmine Romano, New York mobster and captain
  • Liborio Romano, Italian politician
  • Carla Romano, Scottish journalist and producer of Italian descent
  • Guido Romano, Italian gymnast
  • Judah ben Moses Romano, Italian Jewish philosopher and translator of the thirteen and fourteenth centuries
  • Christy Carlson Romano, American actress, comedian
  • Ray Romano, American stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter
  • Giulio Romano, Italian painter and architect
  • Rino Romano, Canadian voice actor
  • Rubén Omar Romano, Argentine-Mexican coach and former football player
  • Johnny Romano, John Anthony Romano Jr
  • Andy Romano, American actor, known for playing "J.D."
  • Alex Romano, Argentine-Australian actor
  • Yossef Romano, Libyan-born Israeli weightlifter with the Israeli team that went to the 1972 Summer Olympics
  • Larry Romano, American film and television actor
  • Aldo Romano, jazz drummer
  • Lou Romano, American animation production artist and voice actor
  • Joseph L. Romano, officer
  • Rocco Romano, former Canadian football player
  • Roberto Romano, Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender
  • Umberto Romano, Swiss football player of Italian descent
  • Jason Romano, former professional baseball player
  • Jim Romano, American right-handed pitcher
  • Samuel Umberto Romano, singer songwriter

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