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

Romero Martínez, 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 Romero Martínez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Romero Martínez in America

Romero Martínez is the 75564th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Romero Martínez surname appeared 255 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 Romero Martínez.

The history of the last name Romero Martínez

The surname ROMEROMARTINEZ has its origins in Spain. It is a double-barreled surname that combines two distinct surnames - Romero and Martinez. The name Romero is derived from the Spanish word 'romero', which means 'pilgrim' or 'rosemary'. This name was likely given to someone who made pilgrimages or was associated with the rosemary plant.

The surname Martinez is a patronymic name, meaning 'son of Martin'. Martin was a popular Christian name derived from the Roman name Martinus, which was related to the god Mars. Martinez would have originally referred to the son of a man named Martin.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Romero dates back to the 13th century. In 1264, a document from the city of Seville mentioned a man named Domingo Romero. The combination of Romero and Martinez likely emerged later, as the practice of combining surnames became more common in Spain.

In the 14th century, a notable individual with the surname Romero was Fray Juan Romero, a Franciscan friar and historian who wrote about the conquest of the Canary Islands. He was born in Seville around 1320 and lived until the late 14th century.

Another prominent figure with the Romero surname was Beatriz Galindo (c. 1465-1534), also known as La Latina. She was a Spanish humanist and educator who served as the tutor to several members of the royal family, including the future Queen Juana I of Castile.

In the 16th century, a man named Juan Romero (c. 1500-1579) was a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés. He is credited with being the first European to cultivate wheat in continental North America.

The combined surname ROMEROMARTINEZ is less common, but there are still notable individuals with this name throughout history. One example is Pedro Romeromartinez (1571-1639), a Spanish painter from Seville who specialized in religious imagery.

Another individual with the ROMEROMARTINEZ surname was José Antonio Romeromartinez (1781-1855), a Spanish politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Justice in the government of Spain in the early 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Romero Martínez

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

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 Romero Martínez 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.

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

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