The origin of “Roman”
April 23rd, 2013
Many years ago, when I went to Las Vegas, I decided to investigate the history of my last name. According to the coat of arms found there and then and according to other sources, Roman is of Spanish origin.
Just today and now that we can rely on the amazing www, I thought of doing a little more delving and this is the most complete search I came up with:
Roman Name Meaning Catalan, French, English, German (also Romann), Polish, Hungarian (Román), Romanian, Ukrainian, and Belorussian: from the Latin personal name Romanus, which originally meant ‘Roman’. This name was borne by several saints, including a 7th-century bishop of Rouen.English, French, and Catalan: regional or ethnic name for someone from Rome or from Italy in general, or a nickname for someone who had some connection with Rome, as for example having been there on a pilgrimage. Compare Romero.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
1,442,644 Historical Documents and Family Trees with Roman on Ancestry.com
152,181 Census and Voter Lists
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34,773 Military Records
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