Roane Surname
Approximately 5,580 people bear this surname
Roane Surname Definition:
(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.
Read More About This SurnameRoane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,375 | 1:82,848 | 9,403 |
| Iran | 1,010 | 1:76,022 | 7,851 |
| Canada | 101 | 1:364,808 | 32,793 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Lesotho | 8 | 1:254,070 | 15,268 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 23 | 1:192,603 | 9,322 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 983 | 1:51,087 | 5,784 |
Roane (633) may also be a first name.
Roane Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(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]
Roane Demographics
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Roane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Roane is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Roane? popularity and diffusion
It is the 86,346th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,306,012 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Roane are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Roane is also the 330,859th most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 633 people.
The last name Roane is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 4,375 people, or 1 in 82,848. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 20 percent reside, Maryland, where 15 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Roane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Roane has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 445 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 227 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Roane Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Roane last name is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States Roane are 3.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.12% being registered with the party.
The amount Roane earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.47% less than the national average, earning $42,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.9% less than the national average, earning $49,234 CAD per year.
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