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![Show Contents]() Romanov History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Romanov surname comes from the Russian version of the Latin given name Romanus, which was probably originally a name for someone from Rome. The name was extremely popular throughout Christian Europe, due to it being born by several early saints. Romanov, or any variants of this name ending in "ov/ev" were Patronymic surnames created by adding the suffix to the personal name. Early Origins of the Romanov familyThe surname Romanov was first found in Russia, where the name originated in early times. Early History of the Romanov familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Romanov research. Another 254 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1203, 1207, 1211, 1221, 1231, 1269, 1543, 1563, 1586, 1613, 1629, 1666, 1689, 1722, 1725, 1750 and 1918 are included under the topic Early Romanov History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Romanov Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Romanov, Rominov, Rominov, Romanoff, Romanovich, Romanychev, Romin and many more. Early Notables of the Romanov familyProminent among bearers of this surname in early times were - Vasilko Romanovich (1203-1269), Prince of Belz (1207-1211), Prince of Brest (1221-1231), and Prince of Volhynia (1231-1269)
Romanov RankingIn Russia, the name Romanov is the 34th most popular surname with an estimated 179,055 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Romanov familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Andrew Romanovski, who arrived in Alabama in 1913; as well as a Romanow who is on record arriving in New York city in 1850 from Hamburg.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Romanov (post 1700) | + |
- Ernst Romanov (1937-2024), Russian actor
- Pyotr Romanov (1918-1945), Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Boris Romanov (1889-1957), Soviet historian
- Tsar Michael Romanov (1596-1676), Tsar of Russia
- Grigory V Romanov (1923-2008), Soviet official, the major rival of Mikhail Gorbachev in succession battle to lead the Soviet Union upon the death of Konstantin Chernenko in 1985
- Panteleimon Romanov (1884-1936), Russian novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist, born near Tula, Russia
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