Romanes is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:
Ethel Romanes (1856–1927), British writer and religious activist George Romanes (1848–1894), Canadian-Scots biologist and physiologist George John Romanes (anatomist) (1916–2014), Scottish anatomist and professor of anatomy Glenyys Romanes (born 1945), Australian politician Kenneth Romanes (1866–1951), English translator, writer, and activist Muriel Romanes (born 1946), British TV actress and stage director
See also Romanes & Paterson, a shop in Edinburgh, Scotland Romanes Lecture, an annual lecture in Oxford, England Los Romanes, a hamlet in Andalusia, Spain Roman (surname), includes the Romans surname Romani language, also known as Romanes