Romanovich History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Russia

The Romanovich 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. Romanovich, 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 Romanovich family

The surname Romanovich was first found in Russia, where the name originated in early times.

Early History of the Romanovich family

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Romanovich Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Romanov, Rominov, Rominov, Romanoff, Romanovich, Romanychev, Romin and many more.

Early Notables of the Romanovich family

Prominent 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)

Migration of the Romanovich family

Some 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 Romanovich (post 1700) +

Sergei Ivanovich Romanovich (b. 1984), Russian professional footballer
Anatoli Vladimirovich Romanovich (b. 1979), Russian professional footballer
Roman Romanovich Romanchuk (1979-2016), Ukrainian and later Russian gold and two-time silver medalist amateur boxer
Gavril Romanovich Derzhavin (1743-1816), Russian poet
Alexandr Romanovich Luria (1902-1977), Russian psychologist