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Early Origins of the Romaine family

The surname Romaine was first found in Peeblesshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd nam Pùballan), former county in South-central Scotland, in the present day Scottish Borders Council Area, where they held a family seat on the English/Scottish border. They held a family seat in the old manor of Rothmaneic in the marches of Kingside. After the Norman Conquest of England many of Duke William's rebellious Barons moved north. The border became a convenient but turbulent no-man's land where the persecuted Many were given land by King Malcolm Canmore and later by King David of Scotland. Some were native Scots. In the 16th century they became known as the 'unruly clans'. The name was first recorded in Scotland in 1250. John of Romano was described 'of that ilk' in 1484suggesting the name was an ancient border clan.

Early History of the Romaine family

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Romaine Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Roman, Romain, Romaigne, Romayne, Romanis, Romany, Rommanes, Romanes, Romayn and many more.

Early Notables of the Romaine family

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Romaine Ranking

In the United States, the name Romaine is the 13,938th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]

Migration of the Romaine family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers who were recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe to the New World. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, to Maine, to Florida, and to the Leeward islands..


Contemporary Notables of the name Romaine (post 1700) +

  • Samuel B. Romaine, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from New York County, 1816-17, 1818-22; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1822 [2]
  • J. W. Romaine, American politician, Mayor of Bellingham, Washington, 1904-05 [2]
  • Isaac Romaine, American politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Hudson County, 1885 [2]
  • Henry C. Romaine, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1909, 1917, 1918 [2]
  • Edward P. Romaine, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1988, 1992 [2]
  • Romaine Theodore Sawyers (b. 1991), English footballer
  • Romaine Foege, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Iowa State House of Representatives 50th District, 2001; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 2004, 2008 [3]

RMS Titanic
  • Mr. Charles Hallance Romaine, (alias C. Rolmane), aged 45, American First Class passenger from New York City, New York who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and survived the sinking escaping in life boat 9 [4]


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  4. Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html


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