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

Romanow, 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 Romanow surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Romanow in America

Romanow is the 55962nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Romanow surname appeared 366 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 Romanow.

We can also compare 2010 data for Romanow 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 Romanow

The surname Romanow is of Russian origin, and traces its roots back to the medieval period. It is derived from the name of the Romanov dynasty, which ruled over Russia from 1613 to 1917. The Romanov family claimed descent from the Rurik dynasty, which had ruled over the region since the 9th century.

The earliest recorded use of the name Romanow can be found in historical records dating back to the 16th century. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov, who became the first Tsar of the Romanov dynasty in 1613. He was born in 1596 and reigned until his death in 1645.

Another notable figure with the Romanow surname was Tsar Peter the Great, who ruled from 1682 to 1725. He was instrumental in modernizing Russia and expanding its territories. His full name was Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov.

In the 19th century, Tsar Alexander II Romanov, who reigned from 1855 to 1881, implemented several significant reforms, including the emancipation of serfs in 1861. His son, Alexander III Romanov, ruled from 1881 to 1894 and continued his father's policies of modernization.

The last Tsar of the Romanov dynasty was Nicholas II Romanov, who ruled from 1894 until his abdication in 1917 during the Russian Revolution. He and his family were executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918, marking the end of the Romanov rule.

While the Romanov dynasty has ended, the Romanow surname continues to be carried by descendants of the imperial family and other Russians who adopted the name over the centuries. The name has also been anglicized into various spellings, such as Romanoff and Romanov.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Romanow

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

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

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