Rooijakkers Surname

235,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Aruba

Rooijakkers Surname User-submission:

This surname has been derived from two Dutch agrarian occupational names. The first half rooij or rooy deals with clearing of farmers fields ready for planting and later for harvests. Akkers or fields is where this lumber clearing, planting and harvesting and happened.

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Rooijakkers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,6211:10,4181,401
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Wales41:773,63329,106
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Rooijakkers Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname has been derived from two Dutch agrarian occupational names. The first half rooij or rooy deals with clearing of farmers fields ready for planting and later for harvests. Akkers or fields is where this lumber clearing, planting and harvesting and happened.

- mdmr.rooyakkers

Rooijakkers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rooijakkers has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rooijakkers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 235,662nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,269,213 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Rooijakkers live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,621 people, or 1 in 10,418. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 66 percent are found, South Holland, where 10 percent are found and North Holland, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 2 percent are found and Aruba, where 1 percent are found.

Rooijakkers Last Name Statistics demography

Rooijakkers earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.62% less than the national average, earning $30,800 USD per year.

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