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

Romanov, 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 Romanov surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Romanov in America

Romanov is the 45105th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Romanov surname appeared 475 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 Romanov.

We can also compare 2010 data for Romanov 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 Romanov

The surname Romanov originated in Russia during the late 15th century. It is derived from the Old Church Slavonic word "romanu," meaning "pilgrim to Rome." The name likely referred to an ancestor who had made a pilgrimage to Rome or had some association with the city.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Romanov name can be found in a Russian census document from 1499, where a certain Andrei Romanov is mentioned as a landowner in the village of Vyatskoye, near Moscow. The name was also found in various other historical records from that time period, often spelled as "Romanoff" or "Romanov."

The Romanov family rose to prominence in the late 16th century when Feodor I, the last ruler of the Rurik dynasty, died without an heir. After a period of political turmoil known as the Time of Troubles, Mikhail Romanov (1596-1645) was elected as the new Tsar of Russia in 1613, establishing the Romanov dynasty that would rule Russia for the next three centuries.

One of the most famous Romanovs was Peter the Great (1672-1725), who modernized and westernized Russia, transforming it into a major European power. Other notable Romanovs include Catherine the Great (1729-1796), who expanded the Russian Empire, and Nicholas II (1868-1918), the last Tsar of Russia, whose reign ended with the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917.

The Romanov dynasty played a significant role in shaping Russian history and culture, leaving a lasting legacy through their patronage of the arts, architecture, and literature. Several place names in Russia, such as Romanovka and Romanov-na-Muraveye, are believed to have been derived from the Romanov surname or associated with members of the dynasty.

While the Romanov dynasty came to an end with the execution of Nicholas II and his family in 1918, the surname Romanov continues to be used by descendants of the dynasty and other Russian families who adopted the name over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Romanov

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

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 Romanov 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 Romanov 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 Romanov was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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