Roback Surname

278,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Roback Surname Definition:

(German) One who worked for another, without pay, a servant.

Roback Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1371:318,78529,088
Sweden1231:80,0555,952
England521:1,071,50151,923
Canada421:877,27667,671
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Roback Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who worked for another, without pay, a servant.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from an ancestor's occupation) Roback, or Rabak, is Ukrainian for “laborer.”

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Roback Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roback is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roback? popularity and diffusion

The last name Roback is the 278,869th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,254,179 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Roback live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,137 people, or 1 in 318,785. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 13 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Michigan, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States Roback is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 9 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Roback Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Roback has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Roback last name grew 1,387 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roback Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Roback last name are 2.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.42% being registered with the party.

The amount Roback earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.2% more than the national average, earning $46,256 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.44% less than the national average, earning $48,470 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roeback92144/
Rohback9242/
Hroback9211/
Rouback929/
Rhoback925/
Robasck921/
Robachk920/
Robaack920/
Robak9111,435/
Robac9199/
Rosbacke8612/
Rothback867/
Roosback861/
Roisback860/
Reback83568/
Hrobak83311/
Robock83115/
Raback83101/
Robaak8323/
Robakh8310/
Roibak836/
Rohbak835/
Rosbac833/
Rhobak832/
Robaks831/
Roubac831/
Roubak830/
Robeak830/
Robask830/
Rossbacks801/
Roschback801/
Rohbock77182/
Rauback7751/
Hraback7724/
Roytbak7723/
Reeback7721/
Rotbakh7714/
Roebock7713/
Rosbakk775/
Rabacke773/
Robeuck772/
Rehback772/
Rosbakh772/
Hrobľak771/
Rossbak770/
Rosbock770/
Ratback770/
Rahback770/
Rabak731,265/
Rabac73661/
Rebak73430/
Robok73185/
Robák7323/
Rõbak7323/
Roboc7314/
Robag734/
Robax734/
Rébak731/
Robakova7111/
Rassback716/
Rossbakk712/
Roitbock712/
Robaková711/
Rohbakht711/
Roebouck711/
Robacova711/
Rausback710/
Hrabak67871/
Robaux67142/
Hrebak67135/
Rabock6759/
Hrobok6758/
Rovňak6757/
Rosbag6756/
Hrobák6748/
Roboke6747/
Rebock6738/
Hrebac6721/
Rabacs6715/
Rasbak6715/
Robaix6714/
Hrabac6714/
Hrobakova6713/
Rompak6713/
Rauchback679/
Rabaik679/
Rabakh678/
Rabake676/
Rabgak673/
Rebakk673/
Rahbak672/
Rovhak671/
Hrobaková671/
Rabahk671/
Rabaic671/
Rebaik671/
Rebakh671/
Roeboc671/
Roubaq671/

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