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The Romeo surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,636 people carried this name — #4,108 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 34,100 people counted. That is up 6% from 8,184 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 3,499 people named Romeo 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.

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Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 1,898
City of Buenos Aires 609
Santa Fe 308
Mendoza 235
Córdoba 121
Salta 91
Chubut 71
Río Negro 65

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 827 people named Romeo.

Most of them — 448 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 39 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 448
Alpes-Maritimes 70
Bouches-du-Rhône 46
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 29
Paris 25
Hauts-de-Seine 24
Hérault 19
Ain 16
Lot-et-Garonne 14

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

375 people named Romeo live in Switzerland.

They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.

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Where they live today

Ticino 96
Zurich 49
Aargau 38
Vaud 29
Valais 26
Basel-Landschaft 26
Solothurn 23
Bern 22

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 Belgium’s population register

At least 211 people named Romeo 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 Hainaut.

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Where they live today

Hainaut 86
Liège 83
Namur 23
Brussels-Capital 13
Limburg 6

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Romeo in American newspapers,
1892–1900.

Newspaper page from The Bourbon News carrying the name Romeo
The Bourbon News 1900-11-27
Newspaper page from Scranton Wochenblatt carrying the name Romeo
Scranton Wochenblatt 1892-08-19
Newspaper page from The Hickman Courier carrying the name Romeo
The Hickman Courier 1900-11-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 126,227 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Romeo,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ramón Romeo Rotaeche d. 1981 · military personnel
  • Domingo Romeo d. 1563 · Catholic priest
  • Santos Victor Romeo Gonzalez d. 1973 · accountant
  • Francesco Romeo d. 1552 · Catholic priest
  • José Romeo 1701–1772 · painter
  • Giuseppe Romeo 1733–1805

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

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