The Romanof 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. Romanof, or any variants of this name ending in "ov/ev" were Patronymic surnames created by adding the suffix to the personal name.
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Early Origins of the Romanof family
The surname Romanof was first found in Russia, where the name originated in early times.
Early History of the Romanof family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Romanof 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 Romanof History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Romanof Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Romanov, Rominov, Rominov, Romanoff, Romanovich, Romanychev, Romin and many more.
Early Notables of the Romanof family
Another 45 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Romanof Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Romanof 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.
