Roe Surname
Approximately 55,836 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameRoe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33,613 | 1:10,783 | 1,321 |
| England | 11,115 | 1:5,013 | 701 |
| Australia | 2,549 | 1:10,591 | 1,570 |
| Canada | 1,801 | 1:20,458 | 2,826 |
| Iran | 1,600 | 1:47,989 | 5,407 |
| Ireland | 1,344 | 1:3,504 | 618 |
| Indonesia | 497 | 1:266,095 | 24,062 |
| Scotland | 400 | 1:13,385 | 1,744 |
| New Zealand | 379 | 1:11,948 | 2,078 |
| Cambodia | 332 | 1:46,648 | 1,785 |
| South Africa | 299 | 1:181,196 | 19,872 |
| Wales | 271 | 1:11,419 | 1,272 |
| Norway | 208 | 1:24,723 | 3,295 |
| France | 165 | 1:402,562 | 59,152 |
| Spain | 142 | 1:329,240 | 19,264 |
| Thailand | 111 | 1:636,381 | 107,695 |
| Northern Ireland | 90 | 1:20,500 | 2,453 |
| India | 69 | 1:11,116,890 | 206,545 |
| Germany | 67 | 1:1,201,574 | 78,034 |
| French Polynesia | 61 | 1:4,603 | 1,039 |
| Chile | 59 | 1:298,584 | 8,628 |
| Taiwan | 44 | 1:532,835 | 3,989 |
| Denmark | 40 | 1:141,118 | 12,512 |
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | 1:203,843 | 28,184 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 1:603,113 | 52,179 |
| Mexico | 25 | 1:4,965,048 | 29,049 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Belize | 18 | 1:19,749 | 1,760 |
| American Samoa | 17 | 1:3,280 | 753 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Nicaragua | 16 | 1:376,318 | 3,295 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| Peru | 14 | 1:2,270,294 | 26,427 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Bermuda | 12 | 1:5,440 | 820 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Cayman Islands | 6 | 1:10,649 | 1,253 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 1 | 1:5,854 | 177 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 708 | 1:6,257 | 1,000 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,688 | 1:4,285 | 643 |
| Scotland | 85 | 1:44,038 | 3,203 |
| Wales | 80 | 1:19,605 | 1,139 |
| Jersey | 6 | 1:8,647 | 1,503 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,089 | 1:6,208 | 779 |
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).
] (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]
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
(English) Dweller at the sign of the roe deer; dweller at the row or hedgerow.
From the animal-first applied to a swift runner. See Bay.
(Gaelic.) Red—haired. Nor. French, Rou, Rufus.
A location name in Hertfordshire Or see Raw, Rowe.
Roe Demographics
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Roe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Roe (Hindi: रोए, Marathi: रोउे, Russian: Рое) is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Röe, Roé or Roè. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Roe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Roe is the 10,078th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 130,517 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Roe live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 103,166th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 4,457 people.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 33,613 people, or 1 in 10,783. In The United States Roe is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 106 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.
Roe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Roe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roe last name expanded 416 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 190 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 471 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 339 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Roe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (58%) in Ireland.
In The United States Roe are 18.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Röe | 89 | 16 | / |
| Roé | 89 | 12 | / |
| Roè | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rowe | 86 | 170,329 | / |
| Rohe | 86 | 8,344 | / |
| Roye | 86 | 5,602 | / |
| Roes | 86 | 3,660 | / |
| Roed | 86 | 2,231 | / |
| Roue | 86 | 1,858 | / |
| Roez | 86 | 1,507 | / |
| Roje | 86 | 1,163 | / |
| Roer | 86 | 839 | / |
| Roeh | 86 | 631 | / |
| Roet | 86 | 612 | / |
| Roey | 86 | 396 | / |
| Roep | 86 | 334 | / |
| Rhoe | 86 | 320 | / |
| Roie | 86 | 263 | / |
| Roee | 86 | 76 | / |
| Rooe | 86 | 67 | / |
| Roea | 86 | 34 | / |
| Roeß | 86 | 8 | / |
| Rgoe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hroe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ruoe | 86 | 0 | / |
| Rogge | 75 | 17,692 | / |
| Roets | 75 | 9,422 | / |
| Roest | 75 | 5,432 | / |
| Rouet | 75 | 5,132 | / |
| Royet | 75 | 2,584 | / |
| Royes | 75 | 1,669 | / |
| Rohey | 75 | 1,012 | / |
| Roetz | 75 | 770 | / |
| Roess | 75 | 739 | / |
| Royez | 75 | 420 | / |
| Roiet | 75 | 353 | / |
| Rogie | 75 | 297 | / |
| Roett | 75 | 276 | / |
| Rojee | 75 | 170 | / |
| Rouez | 75 | 162 | / |
| Rowie | 75 | 128 | / |
| Rojie | 75 | 117 | / |
| Rouye | 75 | 76 | / |
| Roies | 75 | 64 | / |
| Roesz | 75 | 59 | / |
| Rouhe | 75 | 57 | / |
| Roeye | 75 | 57 | / |
| Rooet | 75 | 41 | / |
| Rohée | 75 | 40 | / |
| Roied | 75 | 40 | / |
| Hrroe | 75 | 27 | / |
| Royee | 75 | 27 | / |
| Royed | 75 | 26 | / |
| Roesh | 75 | 22 | / |
| Rojeh | 75 | 22 | / |
| Rhoer | 75 | 20 | / |
| Roehs | 75 | 19 | / |
| Roije | 75 | 15 | / |
| Rooie | 75 | 15 | / |
| Rouie | 75 | 14 | / |
| Roued | 75 | 14 | / |
| Royeh | 75 | 14 | / |
| Roveh | 75 | 12 | / |
| Rojhe | 75 | 11 | / |
| Rohie | 75 | 10 | / |
| Rooei | 75 | 9 | / |
| Reeoe | 75 | 9 | / |
| Rhoes | 75 | 8 | / |
| Royye | 75 | 7 | / |
| Roech | 75 | 7 | / |
| Rowee | 75 | 7 | / |
| Roueh | 75 | 6 | / |
| Rou'e | 75 | 6 | / |
| Rohei | 75 | 6 | / |
| Royie | 75 | 5 | / |
| Rouje | 75 | 5 | / |
| Roșie | 75 | 5 | / |
| Rohej | 75 | 4 | / |
| Roues | 75 | 4 | / |
| Rouee | 75 | 4 | / |
| Roșeț | 75 | 4 | / |
| Roiye | 75 | 4 | / |
| Roheh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rooje | 75 | 3 | / |
| Roowe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rhowe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Royhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rooee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rooes | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rooue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rojge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rojje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rojye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roeii | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roeiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roepp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rohje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rhoet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rhoie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roi'e | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rooye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roeee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roïer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rouïe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rhoje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ryoje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roeph | 75 | 0 | / |
| Rohea | 75 | 0 | / |
| Rojez | 75 | 0 | / |
| Rooer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Roy | 67 | 2,687,333 | / |
| Rey | 67 | 195,449 | / |
| Roa | 67 | 189,861 | / |
| Rea | 67 | 85,766 | / |
| Rae | 67 | 40,877 | / |
| Ree | 67 | 37,399 | / |
| Roi | 67 | 26,916 | / |
| Rei | 67 | 11,776 | / |
| Rye | 67 | 10,597 | / |
| Rue | 67 | 9,828 | / |
| Roo | 67 | 6,301 | / |
| Rej | 67 | 3,931 | / |
| Rou | 67 | 3,348 | / |
| Roj | 67 | 3,317 | / |
| Reu | 67 | 2,603 | / |
| Rie | 67 | 932 | / |
| Royett | 67 | 346 | / |
| Rouyet | 67 | 210 | / |
| Roojee | 67 | 202 | / |
| Rouyes | 67 | 178 | / |
| Royeau | 67 | 129 | / |
| Rougie | 67 | 107 | / |
| Rohieh | 67 | 91 | / |
| Roijer | 67 | 74 | / |
| Rouech | 67 | 72 | / |
| Roedts | 67 | 61 | / |
| Rouyez | 67 | 55 | / |
| Rohead | 67 | 48 | / |
| Rhojie | 67 | 20 | / |
| Rojiee | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rougge | 67 | 8 | / |
| Royiet | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rohjes | 67 | 5 | / |
| Royees | 67 | 5 | / |
| Roľ | 67 | 4 | / |
| Royesh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Roujet | 67 | 3 | / |
| Roogge | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rhoeds | 67 | 2 | / |
| Roujee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruojie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raooee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raoued | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rouhee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruo'er | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rouett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roheds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rohetz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rohher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Royier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raoues | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roiedh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roheee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roojie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rão | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roí | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rroyes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rohehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rooies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rooehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rođ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rouihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rohess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rohjee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rojech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rojjer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rrohes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Royess | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rhoest | 67 | 0 | / |
| Roheer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Roigge | 67 | 0 | / |
| Roetch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Roiyer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rojohe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rowess | 67 | 0 | / |
| Roetts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Reehoe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rhohed | 67 | 0 | / |
Roe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Roe in the Hindi language | ||
| रोए | ro'e | - |
| Roe in the Marathi language | ||
| रोउे | roue | 50 |
| रोड़े | rore | 50 |
| Roe in the Russian language | ||
| Рое | roe | - |
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