Roake Surname

394,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 896 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Roake Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French) Dweller at a Rock [Old French roke, roque; Low Latin rocca; apparently from a deriv.

(rupic-us) of Latin rupes, a rock] Geof. de la Roke.—Hundred Rolls Roque- is common in French place-names.

Cp. Roche.

Roake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3971:912,99568,645
England3901:142,86713,841
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2391:101,98910,250
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

Roake (11) may also be a first name.

Roake Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French) Dweller at a Rock [Old French roke, roque; Low Latin rocca; apparently from a deriv.

(rupic-us) of Latin rupes, a rock] Geof. de la Roke.—Hundred Rolls Roque- is common in French place-names.

Cp. Roche.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably from St. Roche, the Confessor, whose festival was anciently observed on August 16.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gervas, John, Jocelin de Roca, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Agnes de Roka of Cambr. and Hunts 1205 paid a fine not to be obliged to marry (Hardy, De Obl. et Fin. 309). Richard Rake with Richard Malbanc had estates in Hereford 13th cent. (Testa de Neville) which were held from Sir Robert Tregoz of Ewyas. Nicholas Roc was a benefactor to Tupholme, Lincoln, temp. Henry III. (Mon. ii. 597). Hugh Roc, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum), &c.

The Norman People (1874)

Roake Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roake is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roake? popularity and diffusion

The surname Roake is the 394,201st most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,133,422 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Roake reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles. Roake is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Roake is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 397 people, or 1 in 912,995. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 19 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and New Jersey, where 12 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 44 percent reside and New Zealand, where 5 percent reside.

Roake Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Roake has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roake last name grew 336 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 163 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Roake Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Roake last name are 8.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.03% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Roake earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 112.55% more than the national average, earning R 505,092 per year; in United States they earn 14.48% more than the national average, earning $49,395 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.65% less than the national average, earning $44,392 CAD per year.

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Roague730/
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Rouache67340/
Roaq67157/
Roac6771/
Raok6727/
Rohacká6712/
Roag6711/
Rohaika679/
Rohacký679/
Rooijakker674/
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