The Roman surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 59,020 people carried this name — #507 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 4,570 people counted.
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In Poland’s population register
5,742 people named Roman have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 6,941 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,556 people named Roman.
455 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 83 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 1,077 people named Roman live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in East Flanders.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
536 people named Roman live in Switzerland.
They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Roman.
- Rollo 2,149 · U.S. census
- Roloff 2,254 · U.S. census
- Roma 1,732 · U.S. census
- Romagnoli 565 · U.S. census
- Romagnolo 117 · U.S. census
- Romain 2,428 · U.S. census
- Romana 215 · U.S. census
- Romane 218 · U.S. census
- Romanelli 1,822 · U.S. census
- Romanello 700 · U.S. census
- Romani 1,174 · U.S. census
- Romanini 230 · U.S. census
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