Roerson Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Roerson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Roerson Last Name Facts

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

Roerson occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Roerson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roerson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Roerson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Roerson reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Roerson is most frequent in: California, where 50 percent are found, Louisiana, where 25 percent are found and Ohio, where 25 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent are found.

Roerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Roerson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Roerson surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roherson932/
Roehrson932/
Rouerson930/
Royerson930/
Rorson920/
Roggerson8819/
Ryerson863,672/
Rierson861,264/
Roersen8668/
Reirson8655/
Rearson8633/
Reerson865/
Ruerson860/
Rorrson860/
Reierson801,520/
Reyerson80289/
Rógerson801/
Riersoon801/
Rejerson800/
Reiarson800/
Raherson800/
Roehrsen800/
Reiersson754/
Reyeerson751/
Rauierson751/
Roehrssen751/
Rohrsen71156/
Ryersen7119/
Rðarson716/
Riersen716/
Reirsen713/
Rairson712/
Rearcon711/
Rarsson710/
Ruersen710/
Raurson710/
Reiersen671,312/
Rohrssen67209/
Hreiðarsson67171/
Reyersen6721/
Raharson674/
Rohrssan671/
Rðarsson671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Roerson
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