Rooseleer Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Rooseleer Surname User-submission:

The Rooseleer surname derives from the Dutch noun rozelaar, meaning a 'rose bush'.

Rooseleer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1411:81,53612,817
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397

Rooseleer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Rooseleer surname derives from the Dutch noun rozelaar, meaning a 'rose bush'.

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Rooseleer Last Name Facts

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

Rooseleer is found most frequently in Belgium. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rooseleer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rooseleer is the 1,343,156th most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Rooseleer live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 81,536. In Belgium Rooseleer is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 83 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 16 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Belgium this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

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