Where Does The Last Name Rooijen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Rooijen is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rooijen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 626,382^nd most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 14,902,957 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Rooijen reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Rooijen is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 459 people, or 1 in 36,791. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Utrecht, where 24 percent are found, South Holland, where 23 percent are found and North Holland, where 15 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Rooijen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Rooijen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rooijen surname fell 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.