de Roover Surname

170,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Roover Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), the Robber. The first of this family on record was Edmond de Roover, Lord of Rode, in the mayoralty of Bois-le-Duc, living A.D. 1179. (variant: Rauber.)

de Roover Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2,2221:5,174602
Netherlands2171:77,82113,137
France491:1,355,566135,191
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
England61:9,286,343223,652
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
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de Roover Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), the Robber. The first of this family on record was Edmond de Roover, Lord of Rode, in the mayoralty of Bois-le-Duc, living A.D. 1179. (variant: Rauber.)

— Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon
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de Roover Last Name Facts

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

de Roover occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname de Roover is the 170,055th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,873,638 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of de Roover are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Belgium, where it is borne by 2,222 people, or 1 in 5,174. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent live, Walloon Region, where 8 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent live. Aside from Belgium de Roover occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 9 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

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da Robert675/
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