How common is the last name Romero?

208,066 people in the United States have the last name Romero, about 1 in 1,437. It ranks #113 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

ROMERO

#113

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
208,066
About
1 in 1,437
This common or more
17.7%
Who bears it

Of the 208,066 people with the last name Romero, 88.1% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 8.6% as White and 1.5% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Romero

#111 Henderson · 210,128#112 Butler · 208,167#114 Gonzales · 207,620#115 Fisher · 206,799

Spelled almost the same

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

#9,965 Romer · 3,090#48,712 Romaro · 468#53,213 Ronero · 420#72,473 Romera · 289#104,723 Romeiro · 182

Also a first name

As a first name, Romero ranks #6,565 of 53,615, with 2,430 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2019, with 46 births. See Romero as a first name

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