Roods Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Roods Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roods Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Australia301:899,85754,700
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Roods (48) may also be a first name.

Roods Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roods is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roods? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,398,030th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Roods live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 48 people.

Roods is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 4,027,321. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 47 percent live, Montana, where 8 percent live and Alabama, where 4 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent live and South Africa, where 19 percent live.

Roods Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Roods has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Roods surname grew 196 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roods Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Roods surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Roods earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 105.28% more than the national average, earning R 487,824 per year and in United States they earn 11.81% less than the national average, earning $38,051 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rhoods9121/
Roodts9113/
Roos8971,964/
Rood8913,775/
Rods8951/
Roose808,469/
Roodt807,095/
Roots804,682/
Roost802,004/
Royds801,003/
Rodts80543/
Roosz80144/
Rooss8089/
Roodh8083/
Rhods8072/
Rhood8033/
Rouds8011/
Rooys809/
Roosh807/
Rodds806/
Rodås805/
Rohds803/
Rodse803/
Hrods803/
Hroos802/
Roohs801/
Ros75128,692/
Rod758,971/
Roo756,301/
Roosch73146/
Rooths73121/
Roosth73107/
Roedts7361/
Rooste7354/
Rhodds733/
Rhoeds732/
Rhouds731/
Rhodse731/
Rooddh731/
Rootse731/
Rootts731/
Hroosh731/
Roosse731/
Roochs731/
Roddts731/
Roohdh731/
D'Rood731/
Rooies731/
Rodtts731/
Rhoids730/
Rootss730/
Rhoyds730/
Ross67485,935/
Rose67415,299/
Root6737,943/
Rost6725,693/
Rois6712,000/
Roop677,923/
Rous676,548/
Rodd673,773/
Rooj673,564/
Rosh672,837/
Rooz672,714/
Roys672,702/
Rooy671,791/
Rohs671,455/
Rodz67897/
Roud67884/
Rots67746/
Rojs67503/
Roox67396/
Hros67342/
Roid67227/
Rodh67208/
Hrod67192/
Rooa67172/
Rodt67143/
Ruos67134/
Rosz67120/
Rosø67111/
Rhod67103/
Rìos6787/
Rohd6784/
Royd6780/
Rooe6767/
Rosd6762/
Roås6753/
Hroo6751/
Ruod6743/
Roxs6739/
Rgod6733/
Rads6731/
Rooß6724/
Ruds6722/
Rodø6716/
Rhos6715/
Åros6713/
Rhoo6710/
Roosová678/
Rooc674/
Rosp673/
Rroo673/
Rïos673/
Roså672/
Rotd672/
Rzoo672/
Rzos671/
Roostte671/
Roddshe671/
Rocs671/
Rgos671/
Rodė671/
Roës671/
Roís671/
D'Roose671/
Rodp671/
Rzod671/
Rosj671/
Rosx671/
Roedsch670/

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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
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  • 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 Roods
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