Roe Surname

10,078th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Roe Surname Definition:

Nick 'the roe'; compare Buck, Hart, Roebuck, &c. Middle English ro, the female deer.

Geoffrey le Ro, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John le Ro, Norfolk, ibid.

Alicia le Ro, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

John le Ro, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Roe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States33,6131:10,7831,321
England11,1151:5,013701
Australia2,5491:10,5911,570
Canada1,8011:20,4582,826
Iran1,6001:47,9895,407
Ireland1,3441:3,504618
Indonesia4971:266,09524,062
Scotland4001:13,3851,744
New Zealand3791:11,9482,078
Cambodia3321:46,6481,785
South Africa2991:181,19619,872
Wales2711:11,4191,272
Norway2081:24,7233,295
France1651:402,56259,152
Spain1421:329,24019,264
Thailand1111:636,381107,695
Northern Ireland901:20,5002,453
India691:11,116,890206,545
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
French Polynesia611:4,6031,039
Chile591:298,5848,628
Taiwan441:532,8353,989
Denmark401:141,11812,512
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Guernsey221:2,929767
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Belize181:19,7491,760
American Samoa171:3,280753
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Nicaragua161:376,3183,295
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
China131:105,178,5825,529
Bermuda121:5,440820
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Cayman Islands61:10,6491,253
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Panama41:978,06412,245
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha11:5,854177
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7081:6,2571,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,6881:4,285643
Scotland851:44,0383,203
Wales801:19,6051,139
Jersey61:8,6471,503
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,0891:6,208779

The alternate forms: Röe (16), Roé (12) & Roè (1) are calculated separately.

Roe (4,457) may also be a first name.

Roe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nick 'the roe'; compare Buck, Hart, Roebuck, &c. Middle English ro, the female deer.

Geoffrey le Ro, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John le Ro, Norfolk, ibid.

Alicia le Ro, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

John le Ro, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John le Roo, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

This must be looked upon as the parent of nine-tenths of our Roes. The following combination of names was a happy one:

1630. Married — Robert Roe and Elizabeth Hart: St. James, Clerkenwell.

(2) Local, 'at the roe,' i.e. at the sign of the Roe; compare Roebuck (2).

John de la Roe. Issues of the Exchequer.

(3) Local, 'at the row' (v. Row).

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

] (English and Scandinavian) a nickname and sign- name from the animal [Middle English ro(e, Old English Old Norse rá, a roe] John le Ro.—Hundred Rolls John de la Roe.—Excheq. Iss.

Cp. Ray, Rae, Raw(e; and there has prob. been confusion with Row(e, q.v.

(Celtic) Of Red Complexion or Hair [Irish and Gaelic ruadh (dh mute), red]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This name has several origins: it is a synonym of Ó Ruaidh-see Ormond; it may be English, synonymous with Rowe; or an abbreviation of MacEnroe, q.v.; or an epithet i.e. ruadh (red). MIF 207; Map Wat

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) Dweller at the sign of the roe deer; dweller at the row or hedgerow.

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

From the animal-first applied to a swift runner. See Bay.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Gaelic.) Red—haired. Nor. French, Rou, Rufus.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Hertfordshire Or see Raw, Rowe.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Roe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roe (Hindi: रोए, Marathi: रोउे, Russian: Рое) occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Röe, Roé or Roè. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roe? popularity and diffusion

Roe is the 10,078th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 130,517 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Roe are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 103,166th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 4,457 people.

The surname Roe is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 33,613 people, or 1 in 10,783. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States Roe occurs in 106 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Roe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Roe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roe surname increased 416 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 190 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 471 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 339 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Roe last name is principally Catholic (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Roe surname are 18.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.8% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Roe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.85% less than the national average, earning 332,749 kr per year; in Peru they earn 318.29% more than the national average, earning S/. 81,086 per year; in South Africa they earn 80.09% more than the national average, earning R 427,968 per year; in United States they earn 0.1% less than the national average, earning $43,108 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.28% more than the national average, earning $51,807 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Röe8916/
Roé8912/
Roè891/
Rowe86170,329/
Rohe868,344/
Roye865,602/
Roes863,660/
Roed862,231/
Roue861,858/
Roez861,507/
Roje861,163/
Roer86839/
Roeh86631/
Roet86612/
Roey86396/
Roep86334/
Rhoe86320/
Roie86263/
Roee8676/
Rooe8667/
Roea8634/
Roeß868/
Rgoe862/
Hroe861/
Ruoe860/
Rogge7517,692/
Roets759,422/
Roest755,432/
Rouet755,132/
Royet752,584/
Royes751,669/
Rohey751,012/
Roetz75770/
Roess75739/
Royez75420/
Roiet75353/
Rogie75297/
Roett75276/
Rojee75170/
Rouez75162/
Rowie75128/
Rojie75117/
Rouye7576/
Roies7564/
Roesz7559/
Rouhe7557/
Roeye7557/
Rooet7541/
Rohée7540/
Roied7540/
Hrroe7527/
Royee7527/
Royed7526/
Roesh7522/
Rojeh7522/
Rhoer7520/
Roehs7519/
Roije7515/
Rooie7515/
Rouie7514/
Roued7514/
Royeh7514/
Roveh7512/
Rojhe7511/
Rohie7510/
Rooei759/
Reeoe759/
Rhoes758/
Royye757/
Roech757/
Rowee757/
Roueh756/
Rou'e756/
Rohei756/
Royie755/
Rouje755/
Roșie755/
Rohej754/
Roues754/
Rouee754/
Roșeț754/
Roiye754/
Roheh753/
Rooje753/
Roowe752/
Rhowe752/
Royhe751/
Rooee751/
Rooes751/
Rooue751/
Rojge751/
Rojje751/
Rojye751/
Roeii751/
Roeiy751/
Roepp751/
Rohje751/
Rhoet751/
Rhoie751/
Roi'e751/
Rooye751/
Roeee751/
Roïer751/
Rouïe751/
Rhoje751/
Ryoje751/
Roeph750/
Rohea750/
Rojez750/
Rooer750/
Roy672,687,333/
Rey67195,449/
Roa67189,861/
Rea6785,766/
Rae6740,877/
Ree6737,399/
Roi6726,916/
Rei6711,776/
Rye6710,597/
Rue679,828/
Roo676,301/
Rej673,931/
Rou673,348/
Roj673,317/
Reu672,603/
Rie67932/
Royett67346/
Rouyet67210/
Roojee67202/
Rouyes67178/
Royeau67129/
Rougie67107/
Rohieh6791/
Roijer6774/
Rouech6772/
Roedts6761/
Rouyez6755/
Rohead6748/
Rhojie6720/
Rojiee6713/
Rougge678/
Royiet677/
Rohjes675/
Royees675/
Roľ674/
Royesh673/
Roujet673/
Roogge673/
Rhoeds672/
Roujee672/
Ruojie672/
Raooee672/
Raoued672/
Rouhee672/
Ruo'er672/
Rouett671/
Roheds671/
Rohetz671/
Rohher671/
Royier671/
Raoues671/
Roiedh671/
Roheee671/
Roojie671/
Rão671/
Roá671/
Roí671/
Rroyes671/
Rohehe671/
Rooies671/
Rooehe671/
Rođ671/
Rouihe671/
Rohess671/
Rohjee671/
Rojech671/
Rojjer671/
Rrohes671/
Royess670/
Rhoest670/
Roheer670/
Roigge670/
Roetch670/
Roiyer670/
Rojohe670/
Rowess670/
Roetts670/
Reehoe670/
Rhohed670/

Roe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roe in the Hindi language
रोएro'e-
Roe in the Marathi language
रोउेroue50
रोड़ेrore50
Roe in the Russian language
Роеroe-

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