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

Romanski, 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 Romanski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Romanski in America

Romanski is the 25037th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Romanski surname appeared 992 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 Romanski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Romanski 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 Romanski

The surname Romanski has its origins in Poland, with the earliest known records dating back to the 12th century. It is derived from the Polish word "Roman", which was a popular name given to males during that time period. The suffix "-ski" is a common Polish surname ending that denotes belonging to a particular place or family.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the Romanski name can be found in the Liber Beneficiorum, a 14th-century manuscript that documented land grants and benefices in the Archdiocese of Gniezno, Poland. This suggests that the Romanski family may have held some level of nobility or influence in the region during that era.

In the 16th century, a renowned Polish scholar and astronomer named Jan Romanski (1515-1568) made significant contributions to the field of astronomy. He was one of the first to calculate the precise length of the solar year and is credited with developing a new method for calculating the date of Easter.

Another notable figure bearing the Romanski name was Kazimierz Romanski (1788-1859), a Polish military commander who played a crucial role in the November Uprising against the Russian Empire in 1830-1831. He later went into exile in France after the uprising was suppressed.

During the 19th century, the Romanski surname was also found in areas of modern-day Ukraine, particularly in the regions of Galicia and Volhynia, which were once part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. One example is Maksym Romanski (1818-1896), a prominent Ukrainian writer and activist who advocated for the preservation of Ukrainian language and culture.

In the early 20th century, a Polish poet and playwright named Stanisław Romanski (1892-1942) gained recognition for his works that explored themes of social injustice and the struggles of the working class. He is considered one of the pioneers of the proletarian literature movement in Poland.

It is worth noting that the Romanski surname has also been spelled in various ways throughout history, such as Romański, Romański, or Romansky, depending on the regional dialect and language influences. Additionally, some variations of the name may have been derived from place names or settlements that incorporated the word "Roman" or its derivatives.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Romanski

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

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

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