Show ContentsRomera History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Romera family. Originally, the Spanish people were known only by a single name. The process by which hereditary surnames were adopted in Spain is extremely interesting. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. Often they adopted names that were derived from nicknames. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The name Romera is a nickname type of surname for a Roman or an Italian. The name was originally derived from the Latin word Romaeus and the Greek word Romaios, which mean Roman.

Early Origins of the Romera family

The surname Romera was first found in Aragon, one of the medieval Christian kingdoms of northern Spain.

Early History of the Romera family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Romera research. Another 206 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1137, 1148, 1170, 1229, 1238, 1239, 1282 and 1469 are included under the topic Early Romera History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Romera Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Romero, Romera, Romeros, Romeu and others.

Early Notables of the Romera family

Prominent among members of the family were Francisco, José, Juan and Pedro Romero, members of an illustrious Spanish family of bullfighters of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; nineteenth...
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Romera Ranking

In France, the name Romera is the 8,581st most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 1


United States Romera migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Romera Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Fco Romera, aged 26, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1826 2
  • J Antonio Romera, aged 26, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1858 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Romera (post 1700) +

  • Domingo Romera Alcázar (1936-2022), Spanish politician who served in the Senate of Spain from 1984 to 1986 and in the European Parliament from 1986 to 1994


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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)


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