Roof Surname
Approximately 8,474 people bear this surname
Roof Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rudolph'; v. Rolf, of which these are variants, like Rofe and Roff.
1791. Married — John Grounds and Mary Roofe: St. George, Hanover Square.
1792. — John Westley and Sarah Roof: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameRoof Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,733 | 1:63,223 | 7,400 |
| Pakistan | 974 | 1:183,413 | 4,621 |
| Iran | 659 | 1:116,514 | 10,983 |
| India | 454 | 1:1,689,571 | 61,245 |
| Netherlands | 166 | 1:101,730 | 16,487 |
| Canada | 126 | 1:292,425 | 27,191 |
| England | 83 | 1:671,302 | 38,633 |
| Afghanistan | 69 | 1:465,988 | 6,093 |
| Malaysia | 40 | 1:737,356 | 34,564 |
| Russia | 28 | 1:5,147,252 | 226,919 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 55 | 1:443,189 | 25,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,348 | 1:37,254 | 4,408 |
Roof (799) may also be a first name.
Roof Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rudolph'; v. Rolf, of which these are variants, like Rofe and Roff.
1791. Married — John Grounds and Mary Roofe: St. George, Hanover Square.
1792. — John Westley and Sarah Roof: ibid.
(Teutonic) 1 syncopated forms of Rudolf, Rodolf, q.v.
2 Famous, Renowned [Old English and Old Saxon róf = O.H.Ger. ruof, for older *hruof(f (mod. H.Ger. ruf, fame, etc.] 3 the French Ruf = the Red, Red-Haired [Latin ruf-us] 4 the rare Anglo-Saxon pers. name Hróf (v. under Rochester) [cp. Old English hróf m., the sky, heaven, (lit.) roof; but the name is rather the older form of róf, famous, seen in 2]
Probably the same as Reeve, an officer or steward. Ruf, German, reputation, famous, renowned.
Roof Demographics
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Roof Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roof Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Roof (Russian: Рооф) is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Roof? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 59,544th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 859,989 people. The last name Roof is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Roof are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Roof is also the 289,538th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 799 people.
The last name Roof is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 5,733 people, or 1 in 63,223. In The United States Roof is primarily concentrated in: South Carolina, where 13 percent live, Ohio, where 11 percent live and Kentucky, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 47 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 11 percent live and Iran, where 8 percent live.
Roof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Roof has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 425 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 151 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Roof Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Roof are 21.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.03% registered with the party.
The amount Roof earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 871.69% more than the national average, earning S/. 188,363 per year; in South Africa they earn 55.91% less than the national average, earning R 104,772 per year; in United States they earn 1.39% less than the national average, earning $42,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.7% less than the national average, earning $43,372 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roofe | 89 | 911 | / |
| Rooff | 89 | 503 | / |
| Rgoof | 89 | 16 | / |
| Roofs | 89 | 13 | / |
| Rhoof | 89 | 12 | / |
| Hroof | 89 | 1 | / |
| Roohf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rooft | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rootf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rof | 86 | 2,192 | / |
| Rouf | 75 | 58,588 | / |
| Roff | 75 | 7,689 | / |
| Rofe | 75 | 2,011 | / |
| Rowf | 75 | 1,150 | / |
| Roob | 75 | 1,026 | / |
| Ruof | 75 | 789 | / |
| Roif | 75 | 523 | / |
| Roef | 75 | 418 | / |
| Roft | 75 | 86 | / |
| Royf | 75 | 47 | / |
| Hrof | 75 | 29 | / |
| Rotf | 75 | 15 | / |
| Rohf | 75 | 15 | / |
| Roov | 75 | 12 | / |
| Rosf | 75 | 9 | / |
| Rhof | 75 | 8 | / |
| Rojf | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ropf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rofh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rofs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Roow | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rovf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rgof | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rofp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rodf | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ruoff | 67 | 5,444 | / |
| Roffe | 67 | 2,592 | / |
| Rouff | 67 | 825 | / |
| Roufs | 67 | 671 | / |
| Roufe | 67 | 103 | / |
| Roife | 67 | 79 | / |
| Hroft | 67 | 71 | / |
| Roiff | 67 | 55 | / |
| Royfe | 67 | 34 | / |
| Rohuf | 67 | 18 | / |
| Roeff | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rowwf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Århof | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rohfs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rowfe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rhouf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rgoff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Roufh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rofhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rossf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rooph | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruoft | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rofth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rouft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Routf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rodtf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rofsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rodfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rowff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rouvf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruofe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hroob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rotff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roojw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roehf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Roupf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hroff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Royff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Roffs | 67 | 0 | / |
Roof Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Roof in the Russian language | ||
| Рооф | roof | - |
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