Roker Surname

200,920th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,076 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bahamas
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Roker Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Scand.) 1 Spinner; or, as spinning was essentially a feminine occupation, rather Distaff-Maker [Middle English roker, rockere, from Middle English rok, rock(e, Old Norse rokk-r (Dano-Norwegian rok) = Dutch rok, rokken, a distaff; with the agential suff.

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Roker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bahamas8181:479102
United States5411:669,98053,416
Russia2861:503,92746,379
England1231:452,99229,924
Australia711:380,22131,281
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Kazakhstan321:552,57839,450
Belarus291:327,62335,686
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
India81:95,883,173728,828
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1291:188,95615,351
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

The alternate forms: Röker (87) are calculated separately.

Roker (119) may also be a first name.

Roker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Scand.) 1 Spinner; or, as spinning was essentially a feminine occupation, rather Distaff-Maker [Middle English roker, rockere, from Middle English rok, rock(e, Old Norse rokk-r (Dano-Norwegian rok) = Dutch rok, rokken, a distaff; with the agential suff. -er] Ralph le Roker.—Hundred Rolls 2 belonging to Roker (Durham) = (apparently) the Roe-MArsh [Middle English ro, Old Norse (and Old English) rá, a roe + Northern English ker(r, Old Norse kiarr, a moss, marsh]: cp. the Yorks place-name Rawmarsh. But early forms are desirable.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

The name Rooker could be a Dutch name. In Dutch rook is 'smoke'. A roker (or in old Dutch rooker) could be someone who smokes meat or fish in order to preserve them. Someone who did this work could have named himself "Rooker".

- jeroenstobbe76

Roker Last Name Facts

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

Roker (Russian: Рокер) is more frequently found in The Bahamas than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Röker. Click here for further potential spellings of Roker.

How Common Is The Last Name Roker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Roker is the 200,920th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,510,379 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Roker reside; 40 percent reside in Caribbean and 40 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean. Roker is also the 856,040th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 119 people.

This surname is most common in The Bahamas, where it is borne by 818 people, or 1 in 479. In The Bahamas it is mostly concentrated in: New Providence, where 80 percent reside, Grand Bahama, where 14 percent reside and Inagua Islands, where 3 percent reside. Excluding The Bahamas this last name exists in 47 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Russia, where 14 percent reside.

Roker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Roker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Roker surname expanded 773 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 5 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (40%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Roker last name are 4.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.52% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Roker earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.89% less than the national average, earning $38,880 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.02% less than the national average, earning $47,684 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Röker9387/
Rocker915,243/
Rooker914,932/
Rošker91295/
Roeker91212/
Royker91139/
Rotker91124/
Rokker9172/
Rouker9116/
Ruoker911/
Rokher911/
Roiker911/
Rokere911/
Rohker910/
Roecker832,313/
Rodkerd83156/
Roikier8330/
Rockerz8317/
Roucker837/
Rotkert834/
Rohtker832/
Rodkert832/
Rookerd831/
Rocketr831/
Rockeur831/
Rodcker831/
Roicker831/
Roudker831/
Roukker831/
Roskerd831/
Rokcher831/
Rockeer830/
Roocker830/
Rottker830/
Roccker830/
Reker803,061/
Raker802,377/
Räker80478/
Ruker8021/
Rocer8012/
Roschker7799/
Rokerova772/
Rodttker771/
Rockeytr771/
Rucker7334,105/
Rocher7319,643/
Recker737,896/
Röcker731,498/
Rekker73985/
Roquer73368/
Reeker73298/
Rheker73290/
Raeker73281/
Racker73210/
Rauker73194/
Räcker73169/
Rehker73138/
Reuker73120/
Rukher7395/
Raaker7355/
Rakerd7340/
Rakier7336/
Rukere7321/
Øraker7313/
Rekier7313/
Rökker7313/
Rukert7312/
Rudker7311/
Rakher7310/
Rukker738/
Rutker736/
Rakker736/
Hreker736/
Rockir734/
Rugker734/
Rotkir734/
Ratker732/
Rakeer732/
Rokjær732/
Röhker732/
Radker731/
Rukcer731/
Roycer731/
Ruzker731/
Ruiker731/
Rokhir731/
Roceir731/
Roucer731/
Rekher731/
Rakere731/
Rocejr731/
Rocger731/
Rekeur731/
Rakert730/
Rekeer730/
Roukre730/
Rockheart711/
Roquier67902/
Roucher67800/
Rokkjær67499/
Reucker67101/
Röckert6799/
Rodkjær6785/
Reckker6764/
Raecker6761/
Rückher6753/
Rodkird6745/
Roikjær6739/
Roquere6734/
Rackear6731/
Roskjær6728/
Rokaire6720/
Rhecker6717/
Rookitr679/
Hrekker679/
Rackier677/
Ratkher676/
Ruicker674/
Rakherd674/
Ruccker672/
Ruckerd672/
Rackert672/
Reecker672/
Rahkher672/
Ragkerd672/
Rahaker671/
Rakhert671/
Rackerd671/
Rukcker671/
Ruskert671/
Ruckier671/
Reukert671/
Ratkejr671/
Rodquer671/
Radtker671/
Raskher671/
Reckier671/
Rocheer671/
Rocherr671/
Roquerp671/
Roccher671/
Rrocher671/
Rouqier671/
Rudåker671/
Ruskere671/
Rukkear671/
Rakkerd671/
Rakcher671/
Rakeard671/
Ruckher670/
Reudker670/
Rausker670/
Rouquer670/
Reccker670/
Rathker670/
Roocher670/
Russker670/
Rocheir670/

Roker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roker in the Russian language
Рокерroker-

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