Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Lithuanian Pronounced Pron. [rɐ.mɐ.ˈnaˑʊ̯.skɐs], [rɐ.mɐ.ˈnɒʊ̯ˑ.skɐs] [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Russian Romanovsky, Polish Romanowski, Belarusian Ramanouski, or another cognate. Ultimately from a place named for someone called Roman (e.g. Romanovo, Romanowo, etc.).