Roadhouse Surname

577,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Roadhouse Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the royd-house,' i.e. from residence in the house on the royd, or clearing; v. Royd, Ormerod, Murgatroyd, &c.

Henricus del Rodehouse, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1786.

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Roadhouse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2881:127,93613,339
United States1761:2,059,426131,385
England691:807,50843,459
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Guam11:160,1214,893
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Roadhouse (11) may also be a first name.

Roadhouse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the royd-house,' i.e. from residence in the house on the royd, or clearing; v. Royd, Ormerod, Murgatroyd, &c.

Henricus del Rodehouse, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1786. Married — Edward Cox and Elis. Rodhouse: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A local name = Road (q.v.) + house [Old English Old Norse hús]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Roadhouse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roadhouse is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roadhouse? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 577,768th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,396,224 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Roadhouse live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.

It is most widely held in Canada, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 127,936. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 42 percent live, Alberta, where 31 percent live and British Columbia, where 23 percent live. Without taking into account Canada Roadhouse occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Roadhouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Roadhouse has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 367 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 101 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roadhouse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Roadhouse surname are 32.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 79.07% registered with the political party.

The amount Roadhouse earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.61% more than the national average, earning $47,294 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.91% more than the national average, earning $51,130 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rhoadhouse9518/
Roadhouch780/
Roaddus752/
Rohados751/
Rhoadus751/
Rhoados750/
Rroaddus710/
Roadas6745/
Roadacher671/
Rohoodust671/
Rohadas6337/
Rahodas634/
Roadage634/
Rhoadas633/
Rohodas631/
Roadees631/
Rohadais591/
Raodage501/

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