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

The last name de Roover occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 170,055th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,873,638 people. de Roover 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.

The surname is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is borne by 2,222 people, or 1 in 5,174. In Belgium de Roover is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 8 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Belgium this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 9 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

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