Roan Surname
Approximately 9,005 people bear this surname
Roan Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rouen,' the capital of Normandy; a mediaeval spelling. An old poet, speaking of Richard I, says: 'Thy bowels only Carceol keeps; Thy corse Font Everard; But Roan hath keeping of thy heart, O puissant Richard.
Read More About This SurnameRoan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,502 | 1:80,511 | 9,160 |
| Iran | 1,741 | 1:44,103 | 5,031 |
| Philippines | 593 | 1:170,722 | 27,784 |
| Mexico | 502 | 1:247,263 | 6,105 |
| Vietnam | 362 | 1:255,928 | 1,069 |
| England | 236 | 1:236,093 | 19,489 |
| Australia | 188 | 1:143,594 | 15,358 |
| Scotland | 107 | 1:50,036 | 4,328 |
| Cambodia | 106 | 1:146,105 | 2,724 |
| Indonesia | 106 | 1:1,247,634 | 87,669 |
| Canada | 85 | 1:433,478 | 37,831 |
| Norway | 61 | 1:84,300 | 11,704 |
| Italy | 38 | 1:1,609,387 | 83,030 |
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| Taiwan | 35 | 1:669,850 | 4,860 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:110,519 | 8,545 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Ivory Coast | 21 | 1:1,098,630 | 25,989 |
| Ireland | 18 | 1:261,608 | 9,673 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 107 | 1:41,401 | 3,746 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 161 | 1:151,400 | 13,347 |
| Scotland | 53 | 1:70,627 | 4,135 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,661 | 1:30,234 | 3,659 |
The alternate forms: Roán (5) are calculated separately.
Roan (7,946) may also be a first name.
Roan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rouen,' the capital of Normandy; a mediaeval spelling. An old poet, speaking of Richard I, says: 'Thy bowels only Carceol keeps; Thy corse Font Everard; But Roan hath keeping of thy heart, O puissant Richard. (Lower's Patronymica Britannica.)
(2) Local, 'at the rowan,' from residence beside a rowan-tree; compare Roantree for Rowantree (v. Rowntree). So also we have Crabb and Crabtree, Plumb and Plumptre. Of (1) and (a) the second is probably the true derivation in most cases.
1774. Married — John Keats and Eleanor Roan: St. George, Hanover Square.
Local. There are places of this name in the shires of Berwick, Roxburgh, and Ayr. Hugh Roan in Glenmids, 1767 (Dumfries), and Samuel Roan in Stroanpatrick, 1780 (Kirkcudbright).
(Scandinavian) Dweller at a Roan- or Rowan - Tree [N.Eng. and Scot. roan-tree, rowan-tree; Danish - Norwegian rönne (trœ) = Swedish rönn, Old Norse reyni-r, rowan-tree] (Anglo-French-Latin-Celt.) belonging to Rouen [Anglo-French (and Breton) Roan, Low Latin Rotom-um, Latin-Celt. Rotomag-us. -magus is the Latinized form of the Gaulish magos(= Irish and Gaelic magh), a plain, field; the first element seems to be Gaulish *roto-, and conn. with Latin rotare, to turn round (Latin rota, a wheel = Irish and Gaelic roth =Wel. rhod and Breton rod), and rotundus, round]
A medieval spelling of Rouen, the capital of Normandy. An old poet, speaking of Richard Cceur de Lion, says :
Or De Rouen, a baronial name derived from the Viscounts of Arques and Rouen. (See Saville.) Anselm, Viscount of Rouen, was of Oxford and other counties 1130 (Rot. Pip.), also Laurence and Nicholas de R., and Ralph de R. (Ib.). In 1165 Ralph de Rouen was of Lincoln, and John de R. of Devon (Lib. Niger); and the family long continued.
Roan Demographics
Average Male Roan Height
176.04 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Roan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Roan (Arabic: رووان, Hindi: रोआन, Marathi: रोन, Russian: Роан) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant: Roán. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Roan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Roan is the 56,322nd most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 809,278 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Roan reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Roan is also the 71,412th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 7,946 people.
Roan is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 4,502 people, or 1 in 80,511. In The United States Roan is primarily found in: Texas, where 14 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States Roan occurs in 60 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 19 percent reside and The Philippines, where 7 percent reside.
Roan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Roan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Roan surname expanded 271 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Roan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Roan last name is principally Catholic (94%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Roan surname are 15.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.19% registered with the party.
The amount Roan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 7.58% more than the national average, earning 372,312 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.33% less than the national average, earning $41,714 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.96% less than the national average, earning $46,723 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Roan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Roan in the Hindi language | ||
| रोआन | ro'ana | - |
| Roan in the Marathi language | ||
| रोन | rona | 66.67 |
| रोइान | roiana | 33.33 |
| Roan in the Russian language | ||
| Роан | roan | - |
| Roan in the Arabic language | ||
| رووان | rwwan | - |
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