Find out how popular the last name Romanik is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Romanik.

Romanik, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Romanik surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Romanik in America

Romanik is the 49914th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Romanik surname appeared 420 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Romanik.

We can also compare 2010 data for Romanik to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Romanik

The surname ROMANIK has its origins in the Slavic countries of Eastern Europe, particularly Poland and Ukraine. It is believed to have emerged in the early Middle Ages, around the 10th or 11th century.

The name ROMANIK is derived from the Slavic word "Roman," which was a common given name among the Slavic peoples. It likely referred to someone from the Roman Empire or with ties to Roman culture. Over time, the diminutive suffix "-ik" was added, forming the surname ROMANIK.

In Poland, the name ROMANIK can be found in historical records dating back to the 14th century. One of the earliest recorded instances is Jakub Romanik, a landowner from the village of Romaniki in the Lublin region, mentioned in documents from the year 1387.

Another notable figure was Jan Romanik, a prominent merchant and trader from the city of Krakow, who lived in the late 15th century and was involved in the lucrative salt trade between Poland and other European nations.

In Ukraine, the name ROMANIK has a slightly different spelling, appearing as "Romanyk." One of the earliest recorded bearers of this name was Ivan Romanyk, a Cossack leader and military commander who fought against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the mid-17th century during the Khmelnytsky Uprising.

The name ROMANIK has also been associated with various place names throughout Eastern Europe. For example, the village of Romaniki in southeastern Poland, as well as the town of Romanovka in western Ukraine, both derive their names from the surname.

Among other notable individuals with the surname ROMANIK, there was Franciszek Romanik (1825-1891), a Polish writer and poet from the Galicia region, and Mykhaylo Romanyk (1901-1983), a Ukrainian painter and art teacher who was known for his landscapes and portraits.

Overall, the surname ROMANIK has a rich history rooted in the Slavic cultures of Eastern Europe, with its origins dating back to the medieval era and connections to both Polish and Ukrainian heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Romanik

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Romanik.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Romanik was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Romanik has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Romanik was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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