de Roo Surname

85,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Roo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Roo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,0681:5,504585
Belgium1,9281:5,963727
France1311:507,04470,604
New Zealand1071:42,3217,058
Argentina711:602,02042,723
Canada711:518,95243,932
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Australia481:562,41041,290
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
England101:5,571,806158,774
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

de Roo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de Roo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname de Roo has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Roo? popularity and diffusion

de Roo is the 85,935th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,299,028 people. de Roo is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of de Roo are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 3,068 people, or 1 in 5,504. In The Netherlands de Roo is primarily found in: South Holland, where 27 percent are found, North Holland, where 14 percent are found and Drenthe, where 12 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 34 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

de Roo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Roo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Roo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Roo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.12% less than the national average, earning R 18,720 per year; in United States they earn 78.24% more than the national average, earning $76,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.65% less than the national average, earning $41,412 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Roos924,276/
de Rooy923,455/
de Rood928/
de Roop921/
de Rooj921/
de Ro91294/
de Rooij868,097/
de Roost86107/
de Roodt86100/
de Roosz8620/
de Rooii861/
de Roy831,774/
de Rop83958/
de Ros83722/
de Roa83539/
de Rot8358/
de Roe8339/
De-Roo8331/
de Rho8329/
de Roi8313/
de Roz833/
de Rou831/
de Rod831/
de Rooije801/
de Roux77485/
de Roij77269/
de Ross77211/
de Rous77185/
de Rodt77116/
de Roit77111/
de Roey7789/
de Roys7736/
de Roch7723/
de Ruos7720/
de Rouz774/
de Rout774/
de Roth774/
de Rots773/
De-Rooy773/
de Roiz772/
de Rott771/
de Rotz771/
de Rouy771/
de Ropp771/
de Rosh771/
de Rois771/
de Rost771/
de Ru73607/
de Ra732/
da Ro731/
de Roust7114/
de Routh7113/
De Roush715/
der Ross714/
des Roys714/
de Rosch713/
de Rouch713/
der Rost711/
De-Roodt711/
da Rooss711/
der Rohe711/
da Ros675,489/
de Reu67893/
da Roz67315/
de Rus67220/
de Ras67151/
de Ruz6785/
de Rui6775/
de Ruy6744/
de Rud6717/
De-Roy677/
da Roa675/
De-Rot674/
de Rós674/
de Rat672/
De-Roz671/
de Rau671/
di Ros671/
de Rut671/
de Raa671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Roo
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