How common is the last name Roman?

72,391 people in the United States have the last name Roman, about 1 in 4,129. It ranks #444 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

ROMAN

#444

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
72,391
About
1 in 4,129
This common or more
30.7%
Who bears it

Of the 72,391 people with the last name Roman, 76.1% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 19.6% as White and 2% as Black. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Roman

#442 Fitzgerald · 72,557#443 Curry · 72,444#445 Stevenson · 72,286#446 Mclaughlin · 71,961

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Roman, most common first.

#1,247 Romano · 27,782#8,990 Ronan · 3,492#9,765 Romain · 3,170#20,298 Romani · 1,324#27,910 Rohman · 912#81,311 Romana · 251#100,469 Romane · 192#125,089 Romann · 144

Also a first name

As a first name, Roman ranks #665 of 53,615, with 79,669 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 6,185 births. See Roman as a first name

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