Roskruge Surname

548,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Roskruge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Roscruge,' an estate in the parish of St. Anthony, Cornwall It gave 'name and original,' says Hals, 'to a family of gentlemen now or lately in possession thereof (Lower, quoting Gilbert's Cornwall).

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Roskruge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5041:107,49512,963
England491:1,137,10353,999
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Roskruge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Roscruge,' an estate in the parish of St. Anthony, Cornwall It gave 'name and original,' says Hals, 'to a family of gentlemen now or lately in possession thereof (Lower, quoting Gilbert's Cornwall).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

ROSCRUGE: Hals says the estate of Roscruge, in the parish of St. Anthony in Kerrier, "gave name and original to a family of gentlemen now or lately in possession thereof." Polwhele translates the surname Roecreege, the valley of the barrow (creeg, a barrow). Pryce renders Roscreege, as well as Roscrow, the valley cross. Roskruge, Roscrowgie, and Rescrouge are doubtless the same name. He also renders Crow-gie, cross hedge. But see Roscrow.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

ROSCRUGE: An estate in the parish of St. Anthony, in Kerrier, co. Cornwall. It "gave name and original," says Hals, "to a family of gentlemen, now or lately in possession thereof." D. Gilbert's Cornwall.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Roskruge Last Name Facts

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

Roskruge is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Roskruge click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roskruge? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 548,408th most widespread surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 12,500,079 people. Roskruge occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Roskruge live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Roskruge is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 504 people, or 1 in 107,495. In South Africa Roskruge is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 50 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 29 percent live and Gauteng, where 14 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent live and New Zealand, where 3 percent live.

Roskruge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Roskruge has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Roskruge last name expanded 104 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roskruge Last Name Statistics demography

Roskruge earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.23% less than the national average, earning R 229,968 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roskrudge9416/
Roskruger941/
Rosskruge941/
Roskrge931/
Roskrige888/
Roskurge881/
Roskrage880/
Rosa Gregio531/

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