Rogers Surname

932nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 572,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Anguilla

Rogers Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Roger.' In Domesday Rogerus, Norfolk Exceedingly common in the 13th century all over the country, giving us the nicks. Hodge and Dodge, and through them Hodgson, Hodgkins, Hodgkinson, &c, which see.

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Rogers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States385,5041:94057
England62,2141:89686
Sierra Leone32,1101:22137
Australia30,4311:88779
Canada20,7701:1,774169
Wales7,1901:43031
South Africa4,1921:12,9241,618
New Zealand3,9051:1,160110
Ireland3,7111:1,269255
Liberia3,5821:1,231166
Scotland1,6791:3,189570
Tanzania1,5391:34,4004,015
Northern Ireland1,1841:1,558332
Trinidad and Tobago9701:1,406204
Nigeria9361:189,25511,482
France7541:88,09412,599
Guyana6521:1,169181
Saint Martin6171:5721
Thailand5821:121,37218,204
Germany5001:161,01119,131
Chile4941:35,6611,837
Spain4621:101,1958,242
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Dominican Republic4241:24,6061,552
Panama3471:11,275958
Anguilla3361:4010
Jamaica3251:8,831993
United States Virgin Islands3251:34031
Fiji3141:2,848493
Argentina3131:136,56011,558
Saint Kitts and Nevis2911:19038
Uganda2731:143,00112,845
Zimbabwe2511:61,5079,277
Japan2431:526,10814,829
Barbados2201:1,307294
Brazil2101:1,019,40235,992
Mauritius2071:6,2481,304
India1991:3,854,600106,004
Malaysia1931:152,8209,522
Mexico1851:670,95210,576
Netherlands1771:95,40815,599
Philippines1501:674,92169,745
Switzerland1441:57,0347,250
Bahamas1341:2,924375
Guatemala1251:128,6613,229
Venezuela1161:260,3806,359
Grenada1061:1,024192
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1021:1,104256
Costa Rica1001:47,8011,115
Sweden981:100,4777,289
Suriname961:5,7561,347
Russia841:1,715,751112,504
Israel821:104,36111,903
Kenya821:563,17026,996
Jersey761:1,305180
Bermuda751:870141
Denmark731:77,3257,557
Belize691:5,152898
Antigua and Barbuda671:1,480258
Malta661:6,519434
Italy621:986,39869,332
Portugal571:182,7767,697
China551:24,860,3921,354
Norway531:97,02413,264
Guernsey511:1,264261
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Greece471:235,74036,293
Hong Kong381:193,0392,983
Aruba371:2,797396
Ecuador361:441,82910,328
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Saint Lucia311:5,767755
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Isle of Man261:3,301713
Gibraltar251:1,358302
Colombia241:1,990,58612,178
Finland241:229,02918,579
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Cayman Islands211:3,043397
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Sri Lanka201:1,040,4289,141
Curaçao191:8,276277
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha171:34467
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Cyprus161:55,3055,325
Iceland161:23,7561,850
South Korea161:3,202,516604
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Ghana141:1,930,04911,535
Rwanda141:811,7842,625
Vietnam141:6,617,5752,518
Austria121:709,62061,025
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Monaco101:3,707328
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Puerto Rico91:394,4603,042
Samoa91:21,534479
Vanuatu91:29,253714
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
British Virgin Islands71:4,513453
Egypt71:13,133,67962,289
Greenland71:8,054710
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Palestine71:649,83613,939
Sudan71:5,358,5998,162
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
East Timor41:303,982255
Montserrat41:1,237187
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Oman41:921,9937,313
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Angola31:8,996,40511,732
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Mozambique31:9,087,1907,315
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Norfolk Island31:765177
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Bangladesh21:79,678,38625,993
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
DR Congo21:36,939,785260,488
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Macau21:300,8151,009
Micronesia21:53,1221,264
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Comoros11:749,524685
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominica11:75,891912
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
San Marino11:33,214932
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tonga11:107,313791
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3,6031:1,229235
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England34,2031:71372
Wales4,0771:38537
Scotland5391:6,945985
Jersey461:1,128177
Isle of Man301:1,809241
Guernsey201:1,633288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States62,6301:80255

The alternate forms: Rógers (1) & Rögers (1) are calculated separately.

Rogers (114,609) may also be a first name.

Rogers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Roger.' In Domesday Rogerus, Norfolk Exceedingly common in the 13th century all over the country, giving us the nicks. Hodge and Dodge, and through them Hodgson, Hodgkins, Hodgkinson, &c, which see. Roger vied with Robert, John, and William for popularity for several centuries. In France, too, the name was a favourite, the French proverb for 'There's a good time coming' being 'Roger Bon Temps.' Hodge is now an English synonym for a peasant or agricultural labourer. Once a knightly name, Roger has fallen from his high estate, and is, as Joan, ever among the poor. Early registers teem with the name. I furnish one or two instances for form's sake:

Adam fil. Rogeri, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert fil. Rogeri, Norfolk, ibid.

Eufemia fil. Rogert. Suffolk, 30 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Waltero Rogero, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Willelmus Rogerson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Rogerus Smyth, 1379: ibid.

1788. Married — John Cooper and Elizabeth Rogerson: St. George, Hanover Square.

1808. — James Rodgers and Mary Spencer: ibid.

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

Roger’s (Son), v. Roger, Rodger.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

In Ireland these English names usually stand for MacRory, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

“Famous Spearman” in Old German (Rudiger).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Welsh, English) The son of Roger (fame, spear).

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

See Roger. The family of Rogers of Home, in Shropshire, are a cadet of the Norburys of Norbury in that county. In 7. Edward II., Roger de Norbury, son of Philip, and grandson of Roger de Norbury, had a grant of the estate of Home. His son took the name of Rogers, and his posterity under that appellation have ever since resided at Home. B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

For Roger. This name is borne by the Baronets Rogers.

The Norman People (1874)

Rogers. —Rare or absent in England north of a line drawn from the Humber to the Mersey. Scattered over the rest of England and also Wales, but generally infrequent in the eastern counties, being by far the most numerous in the western half of its area. It is most common in Herefordshire and Shropshire, and also in Cornwall. The counties next distinguished are Bucks and Sussex. Its only representatives in the north of England are the Rogersons of Lancashire. Rodger is the Scotch form, it has no definite distribution. In England we only find it occasionally, as in the case of Rodgers in Derbyshire. Lower says that there is an ancient family of Rogers in Shropshire dating back to the time of Edward II.

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

Rogers Last Name Facts

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

Rogers (Hindi: रोजर्स, Marathi: रॉजर्स) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Rógers or Rögers. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rogers? popularity and diffusion

Rogers is the 932nd most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,731 people. Rogers occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Rogers are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 8,979th most widespread first name on earth, held by 114,609 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 385,504 people, or 1 in 940. In The United States Rogers is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 186 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent reside and Sierra Leone, where 6 percent reside.

Rogers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rogers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rogers last name rose 616 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 103 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 312 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rogers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Rogers last name is principally Catholic (78%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Rogers last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rogers earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning 391,476 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2775.8% more than the national average, earning S/. 557,474 per year; in South Africa they earn 59.18% more than the national average, earning R 378,264 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.02% more than the national average, earning $24,068,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.88% less than the national average, earning $41,474 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.61% more than the national average, earning $51,477 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rógers941/
Rögers941/
Rodgers92139,030/
Rogiers924,514/
Rotgers92264/
Roggers92177/
Rongers92105/
Roghers9224/
Rogerss9216/
Roogers9211/
Roegers929/
Rogerrs928/
Rogerse927/
Roger's926/
Rougers925/
Rrogers924/
Rogeers924/
Rogersj924/
Rogersz922/
Roigers922/
Rosgers922/
Rhogers921/
Rogerst921/
Roguers921/
Ruogers921/
Rogersd921/
Rogaers920/
Roygers920/
Roegiers861,381/
Rhodgers86107/
Rongiers8648/
Rottgers8643/
Rougiers8639/
Rodgiers8612/
Roddgers864/
Rooggers863/
Rodgerss862/
Rogierst862/
D'Rogers862/
Rogeiers861/
Rogheers861/
Rodgerrs861/
Routgers861/
Rogherst860/
Roudgers860/
Rootgers860/
Rodgesrs860/
Rroggers860/
Rugers83130/
Rojers8370/
Rogars8351/
Rosers8317/
Regers8312/
Ragers838/
Rozers838/
Rocers835/
Rogors833/
Rogirs831/
Rogersová805/
Geerogers801/
Rosiers771,094/
Reggers77399/
Roziers77329/
Rangers77272/
Raggers77263/
Roijers77262/
Ratgers7768/
Roggors7759/
Ruygers7751/
Rochers7741/
Ruggers7725/
Rogirst7716/
Rodjers7714/
Roojers7710/
Rodgirs776/
Radgers771/
Roycers771/
Raugers771/
Rodžers771/
Rodgerx771/
Rotjers771/
Roggars770/
Rugiers770/
Rodzhers71136/
Rooijers71134/
Ruijgers71127/
Raadgers7125/
Rottjers7120/
Raatgers7112/
Rouziers7111/
Rangiers714/
Rocherst712/
Ranggers711/
Rousiers711/
Rodgerce711/
Rotchers710/
Rorziers710/
Regors6715/
Rasers6714/
Regars6710/
Ragors671/
Regirs671/
Racers670/
Ragirs670/

Rogers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rogers in the Hindi language
रोजर्सrojarsa-
Rogers in the Marathi language
रॉजर्सrojarsa-

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