Roebuck Surname

44,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Roebuck Surname Definition:

Nick 'the roebuck' (v. Roe). Found in Yorkshire for many centuries.

Thomas Rabuk, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ricardus Rabuk, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus Rabuk, 1379: ibid.

(2) Local, 'at the Roebuck, 'a sign-name.

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Roebuck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,4471:56,2216,703
England3,3481:16,6422,416
Australia6331:42,6475,428
Canada5221:70,5858,071
Scotland1831:29,2563,059
New Zealand1791:25,2984,427
South Africa961:564,35143,987
Israel951:90,08010,606
United States Virgin Islands691:1,600260
Wales451:68,7676,014
Ireland341:138,4986,546
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Trinidad and Tobago181:75,7765,658
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
France91:7,380,302306,885
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China31:455,773,85521,925
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9811:12,3051,863
Scotland511:73,3964,210
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6211:80,8678,512

Roebuck (32) may also be a first name.

Roebuck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nick 'the roebuck' (v. Roe). Found in Yorkshire for many centuries.

Thomas Rabuk, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ricardus Rabuk, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus Rabuk, 1379: ibid.

(2) Local, 'at the Roebuck, 'a sign-name.

William atte Robuck, 1313. Writs of Parliament.

1795. Married — Ebenezer Roebuck and Zipporah Tickell: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

RABOC: An old spelling of Roebuck, an old West Riding surname (Guppy, p. 544). Roger Raboc or Raboch witnessed a charter of the church of Culessin (Colessie), 1262 (LAC., p. 170,188), and John Rabuk, bailie of Linlithgow, rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 198).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

] (English and Scandinavian) a nickname and sign-name from the animal [v. under Roe, and + Old English bucc = Old Norse bukk-r\

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the sign of the male roe deer.

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

From the animal. See Roe, and Ray.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

For Rabeck. Baldwin de Rabeca occurs in Flanders 12th cent. (Al. Miræi Opera Diplomatica, i. 396). The name is Flemish.

The Norman People (1874)

The Roebucks were an old Sheffield manufacturing firm that existed as far back as the beginning of last century (H. H.). The name is still in the town.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Roebuck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roebuck is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roebuck? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 44,022nd most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 617,379 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Roebuck reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 32 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 6,447 people, or 1 in 56,221. In The United States Roebuck is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, Georgia, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States Roebuck exists in 41 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Roebuck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Roebuck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roebuck last name rose 1,038 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 359 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 4,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 486 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Roebuck Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Roebuck surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Roebuck surname are 13.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.16% being registered with the party.

The amount Roebuck earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 190.03% more than the national average, earning R 689,220 per year; in United States they earn 5.96% less than the national average, earning $40,578 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.56% more than the national average, earning $58,407 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Roebouck931/
Rhoebuck930/
Robuck921,126/
Rebuck921,091/
Roebuk921/
Roebuc920/
Roebock8613/
Rebouck8612/
Raebuck864/
Robeuck862/
Rohbuck861/
Rhobuck860/
Rebuk8358/
Robuk8318/
Robuc831/
Rebuc831/
Rabuck77688/
Rebukh7712/
Rebouk7711/
Roeboc771/
Reboukh714/
Rabuk6745/
Rebug6718/
Rabuc671/
Roebough670/
Rohebaugh631/
Raebok626/
Hrabuk625/
Reboug621/
Robaugh5775/
Raboukh579/
Rooibok573/
Rebaugh570/
Rohbaugh5310/
Rohbough535/
Reebaugh530/
Rabug50219/

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