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The Romanelli surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,838 people carried this name — #15,833 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 161,300 people counted. That is up 1% from 1,822 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 814 people named Romanelli live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 493
City of Buenos Aires 210
Córdoba 66
Santa Fe 30
Chubut 15

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

162 people named Romanelli live in Switzerland.

They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 32
Bern 23
Ticino 16
Solothurn 14
Aargau 14
Lucerne 9
Zug 7
Vaud 7

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 125 people named Romanelli.

54 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 54
Bouches-du-Rhône 29
Paris 17
Seine-Maritime 5
Savoie 5
Alpes-Maritimes 3
Val-de-Marne 2
Essonne 2
Moselle 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Romanelli in American newspapers,
1862–1922.

Newspaper page from Minnesota Staats-zeitung carrying the name Romanelli
Minnesota Staats-zeitung 1862-10-11
Newspaper page from Carson City Daily Appeal carrying the name Romanelli
Carson City Daily Appeal 1922-06-14
Newspaper page from The Courier-index carrying the name Romanelli
The Courier-index 1920-01-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,608 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Romanelli,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Francesco Romanelli d. 2026 · researcher
  • Giovanni Francesco Romanelli 1610–1662 · painter
  • Urbano Romanelli 1640–1682 · painter
  • Luigi Romanelli 1751–1839 · writer
  • Domenico Romanelli 1756–1819 · historian
  • Leonardo Romanelli 1803–1886 · lawyer

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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