Romeu History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France
Spain

From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Romeu 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 Romeu 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 Romeu family

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

Early History of the Romeu family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Romeu 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 Romeu History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Romeu Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Romeu family

Prominent among members of the family

nineteenth century Catalan painter Pere Romeu

Romeu Ranking

In France, the name Romeu is the 7,705^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Romeu migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Romeu Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Buenaventura Romeu, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1819 2
Prospero B. Romeu, who settled in Philadelphia in 1868

Contemporary Notables of the name Romeu (post 1700) +

Solana Romeu, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1932 3
Marta Robert Romeu, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1932 3
Romeu Tuma (1931-2010), Brazilian politician

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html