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Surname Etymology and Meaning of ROMANO

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. Italian and Spanish: from the personal name Romano, Latin Romanus, borne by several saints and martyrs. This was originally a byname for someone from Rome or for a Roman citizen, from Roma ‘Rome’. See also Roman.
2. Italian: (Romanò): in Calabria, a term for someone from Nea Rhome ‘New Rome’, a medieval Greek name for Constantinople.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)