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![Show Contents]() Romana History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Spain
The distinguished surname Romana is of Spanish origin, and is derived from the forename of the father of the original bearer. In this case, the name is derived from the Latin first name "Romanus," which became "Roman" in Spanish. Thus, the surname Romana would simply have identified the original bearer as a "son of Roman." Early Origins of the Romana familyThe surname Romana was first found in the region of Castile, near the city of Toledo. Records also show that there was a strong early presence of the surname Romana in Madrid and Seville. Early History of the Romana familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Romana research. Another 53 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1606 and 1624 are included under the topic Early Romana History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Romana Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Roma, Román, Romáña, Romay, Romaz and others. Early Notables of the Romana familyAnother 34 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Romana Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Romana migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Romana Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Manuel Romana, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1858 1
| Romana migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2Romana Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century- Catalina Romana, who landed in Cuba in 1834 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Romana (post 1700) | + |
- Romana Vaccaro (1956-2024), Czech-German operatic soprano
- Romana Fortini, Italian assistant editor, known for Danger: Diabolik (1968), Planet of the Vampires (1965) and Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966)
- Romana Acosta Bañuelos (b. 1925), the thirty-fourth Treasurer of the United States
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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Romana migration to the United States 
Romana migration to West Indies 
