Show ContentsRomanoff History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Romanoff 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. Romanoff, 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 Romanoff family

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

Early History of the Romanoff family

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

Romanoff Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Romanoff family

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Migration of the Romanoff 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 Romanoff (post 1700) +

  • Prince Andrew Romanoff (1923-2021), born Andrew Andreievich Romanov, Russian American artist and author, grand-nephew of Russia's last Tsar, Nicholas II
  • Andrew Romanoff, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 2000 [1]


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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