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Early Origins of the Romaro family

The surname Romaro was first found in Naples, (Italian: Napoli, Latin: Neapolis) where Alatrino Romano became Baron of the city of Naples in 1286. An admiral bearing the name of Romano lived around the year 1316. He was promoted to this rank by King Roberto D'Angi.

Early History of the Romaro family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Romaro research. Another 57 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1484, 1490, 1546, 1654 and 1718 are included under the topic Early Romaro History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Romaro Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Romano, Romani, Romàn, Romanèlli, Romanelli, Romanello, Romanèllo, Romaniéllo, Romanéti, Romanetti, Romanini, Romanino, Romanin, Romanucci, Romanazzi, Romanatti, Romanuto and many more.

Early Notables of the Romaro family

Prominent among members of the family was Girolamo Romano, born in Brescia in 1484 whose paintings are on display today all over Europe and the United States; Giulio Romano (c. 1490-1546), a painter and architect born in Rome, who worked and studied under the famous Renaissance artist Raphael. Giulio designed a villa for Cardinal Giulio de'Medici and was a court...
Another 59 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Romaro Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Romaro migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Romaro Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Santa Romaro, aged 24, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1854 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Romaro (post 1700) +

  • Irving Romaro Calkins (1875-1958), American Olympic gold medalist for shooting at the 1908 games 2


  1. 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)
  2. Athletes - Famous Olympic Athletes, Medalists, Sports Heroes. (Retrieved 2011, November 10) Irving Calkins. Retrieved from http://www.olympic.org/athletes?search=1&game=201621&page=12


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