The Romei surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 178 people carried this name — #101,247 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 16% from 154 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 65 people named Romei.
14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Corsica.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 44 people named Romei 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
21 people named Romei live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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.
Who carried it
People named Romei,
with a public archive behind them.
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Annibale Romei 1523–1590 · chess player
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Annibale Romei 1523–1590 · chess player
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Giuseppe Romei 1714–1785 · painter
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Giovanni Girolamo Romei Longhena 1865–1944 · politician
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Enzo Romei 1896–1964 · entomologist
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Romeo Romei 1906–1941 · military personnel
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Romei.
- Romann 160 · U.S. census
- Romano 29,018 · U.S. census
- Romanowski 2,732 · U.S. census
- Romary 200 · U.S. census
- Rombach 663 · U.S. census
- Rome 5,037 · U.S. census
- Romens 133 · U.S. census
- Romeo 8,636 · U.S. census
- Romer 3,456 · U.S. census
- Romera 222 · U.S. census
- Romero 208,614 · U.S. census
- Romeu 329 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Romei is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.