Roffey Surname

160,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Roffey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Probably 'of Roughwray,' a township in the parish of Wrotham, Kent The surname Roffey is still familiar to that and the adjacent counties.

Amthe Frenchde la Rogheye, Kent, 1273.

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Roffey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2911:43,1595,492
Australia5461:49,4436,165
Canada3531:104,37811,269
United States2401:1,510,246102,670
South Africa811:668,86148,796
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Israel331:259,32223,464
Cayman Islands251:2,556317
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Wales151:206,30213,003
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
France51:13,284,544357,392
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montserrat11:4,947471
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7451:32,7194,340
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Roffey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Probably 'of Roughwray,' a township in the parish of Wrotham, Kent The surname Roffey is still familiar to that and the adjacent counties.

Amthe Frenchde la Rogheye, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1675. Aldricke Roffey and Mary Grove: Marriage Lic. (London).

1775. Married —James Masdon and Ann Roffee: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

] 1 = Roff, Rolf(e (q.v.) + the diminutive suff. -e)y.

2 Dweller at (a) the Rough Island or Waterside [O.E, rúh, rough, wild + íg (Middle English ey(e] (b) the Rough Hey or Enclosure [Old English rúh + hœg-, haga, enclosure] The surname ‘de la Rogheye’ occurs in the 13th-cent. Hundred-Rolls.

There is a Roughey in Sussex and a Rough Hey in Cheshire.

Roffy is the name of a shepherd in ‘The Shepheards Calender' (September). In the ‘glosse’ to this month Spenser says— Roffy, the name of a shepehearde in Marot his Æglogue of Robin and the Kinge.

The Yonne (France) village - name Roffey will hardly have influenced this surname.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Perhaps the same as Roffway, from Roughway, which was sometimes so pronounced.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Garin de Raffeio, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Reginald and Henry de Ruffi, t. Philip Augustus (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 173,181); Lucia Rufe, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Roffey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roffey is most common in England. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Roffey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Roffey is the 160,765th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,688,139 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Roffey are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is held by 1,291 people, or 1 in 43,159. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 25 percent live, Kent, where 13 percent live and Surrey, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Roffey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Roffey has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Roffey surname grew 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,846 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Roffey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Roffey surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Roffey last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Roffey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.09% more than the national average, earning R 439,836 per year; in United States they earn 16.35% more than the national average, earning $50,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.7% more than the national average, earning $54,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Roffe912,592/
Roffy9156/
Rofey9118/
Roffet83392/
Rouffy83246/
Rouffe83110/
Royffe83106/
Raffey8397/
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Roffer8365/
Roffee8364/
Roiffe8364/
Reffey8350/
Roffie8332/
Roffay839/
Roffeh832/
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Roeffe830/
Rofe802,011/
Rofy80301/
Rouffet77513/
Roffeis77141/
Rouffie7759/
Rouffer7725/
Royffer777/
Rofeeya772/
Rhaffey771/
Roffett771/
Roffiie771/
Raffiey771/
Roffihe771/
Rouffee771/
Roffi731,412/
Raffy731,216/
Roofe73911/
Raffe73846/
Rafey73814/
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Rofie73252/
Rofei73205/
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Reffe7381/
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Rofer7374/
Rofea7367/
Rofee7350/
Roffa7346/
Roffé7345/
Royfe7334/
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Réffy7322/
Rofeh7317/
Rofae7314/
Rofiy7312/
Roofy7311/
Reffy738/
Refey737/
Rofet736/
Rowfe734/
Rofed734/
Roffè733/
Rofoe732/
Roufy732/
Rofhe732/
Rofue731/
Rodfe731/
Rofye731/
Roify731/
Ruofe731/
Rowffiya711/
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Rouffett711/
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Raffee671,667/
Raffay67681/
Reffay67615/
Raffie67583/
Rouffa67416/
Raffer67311/
Raffed67236/
Roffat67217/
Rofiie67193/
Rafiey6797/
Rofeah6780/
Raffet6778/
Roufay6778/
Roofer6748/
Rofieh6742/
Roofeh6742/
Roufeh6741/
Raffei6741/
Roffis6739/
Raffae6735/
Roufet6730/
Reffie6725/
Roffii6722/
Royfer6722/
Revffy6721/
Rofiya6721/
Rofaie6721/
Raffes6718/
Rofihe6713/
Raffeh6713/
Refeya6712/
Rouffi6711/
Roufie6711/
Roifye679/
Rouffé679/
Rodfer678/
Rafeya678/
Ruofei677/
Royfee676/
Raafey676/
Rofayi676/
Reffee675/
Roofay675/
Rofa'e675/
Roiffé674/
Roofee674/
Rhafey674/
Rafeyy674/
Roifer673/
Rafeey673/
Roufer672/
Rafeiy672/
Raffoe671/
Roufee671/
Refeyo671/
Rofaya671/
Reffiy671/
Rafehy671/
Raffoy671/
Rosfer671/
Roifes671/
Rofaye671/
Rofeit671/
Royfay671/
Raffiy671/
Rofoie671/
Rofoyo671/
Rophey670/
Royfed670/
Reeffe670/
Rofess670/
Rofeer670/
Roffas670/
Roofes670/
Rauffe670/

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