Roman Gentes (Known)
Tria Nomina
Typical Roman names of the late Republic had three parts (the “tria nomina”). Example: Gaius Iulius Caesar where:
Gaius is a praenomen (“given name”, plural praenomina),
Iulius is a nomen (“gens or clan name”, plural nomina), and
Caesar is a cognomen (“family name within a gens”, plural cognomina).
This is a list of known Roman gens, “clan” or “tribe”, while a persons first and last name may change with inheritance their gens never changes.
A
Abronia
Aburia
Accia
Accoleia
Acerronia
Acilia
Actoria
Acutia
Aebutia
Aelia
Aemilia
Afrania
Albia
Albinia
Albucia
Alfena
Alfia
Aliena
Amafinia
Ampia
Ancharia
Anicia
Annaea
Anneia
Annia
Antia
Antistia
Antonia
Aponia
Appia
Appuleia
Apronia
Apustia
Aquillia
Aquinia
Arellia
Arennia
Arpineia
Arria
Arruntia
Articuleia
Asconia
Asinia
Ateia
Aternia
Atia
Atilia
Atinia
Atria
Attia
Aufidia
Aulia
Aurelia
Auria
Aurunculeia
Autronia
Aviena
Avidia
Axia
B
Baebia
Balventia
Bantia
Barbatia
Betiliena
Betucia
Blossia
Bruttia
Bucculeia
Burriena
C
Caecia
Caecilia
Caecina
Caedicia
Caelia
Caeparia
Caepasia
Caerellia
Caesennia
Caesetia
Caesia
Caesonia
Caesulena
Caetronia
Calavia
Calidia
Calpurnia
Calvisia
Cania
Canidia
Caninia
Cantia
Cantilia
Canuleia
Canutia
Carfulena
Carisia
Carpinatia
Carteia
Carvilia
Cassia
Castricia
Castrinia
Catia
Catiena
Catilia
Ceionia
Centenia
Cestia
Cicereia
Cilnia
Cincia
Cispia
Claudia
Cloelia
Cluentia
Cluvia
Cocceia
Cominia
Consentia
Considia
Coponia
Corfidia
Cornelia
Cornificia
Coruncania
Cosconia
Cossinia
Cossutia
Cotia
Crassitia
Crepereia
Critonia
Cupiennia
Curia
Curiatia
Curtia
Curtilia
Cuspia
D
E
F
Fabia
Flavia
Foslia
Fundania
Furia
G
H
Hateria
Herminia
Horatia
Hostilia
I
J
L
Laelia
Lartia
Licinia
Livia
Lollia
Lucilia
Lucretia
M
Mamilia
Manilia
Manlia
Marcia
Maria
Memmia
Menenia
Minucia
Modia
Mucia
N
Naevia
Ninnia
Nonia
Numicia
O
Otacilia
Octavia
Oppia
Ovidia
P
Papiria
Pinaria
Pompeia
Pompilia
Pomponia
Porcia
Postumia
Potitia
Publicia
Publilia
Q
R
Rabiria
Remmia
Romilia
Rutilia
S
Sempronia
Septimia
Sergia
Sertoria
Servilia
Sestia
Sextia
Sextilia
Sulpicia
Sicinia
T
Tarpeia
Tarquinia
Tarquitia
Terentia
Titia
Tullia
U
V
Valeria
Verginia
Veturia
Vipsania
Visellia