Rougeau Surname

201,509th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Rougeau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rougeau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3941:260,01424,550
Canada4251:86,6969,595
France2411:275,61342,384
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Rougeau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rougeau is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rougeau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 201,509th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 3,522,255 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Rougeau are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,394 people, or 1 in 260,014. In The United States Rougeau is mostly concentrated in: Louisiana, where 35 percent are found, Texas, where 21 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 21 percent are found and France, where 12 percent are found.

Rougeau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rougeau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rougeau last name increased 2,489 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rougeau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rougeau surname are 9.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rougeau earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.43% less than the national average, earning $41,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.28% less than the national average, earning $47,059 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rougeaud9361/
Rogeau92351/
Rugeau9210/
Rougeu921/
Rougeault88135/
Rogeaux86277/
Rougeou86207/
Rougeas8614/
Rougeat863/
Rougeaz861/
Rogeu831/
Rougeiya8020/
Rougeoux805/
Roogeaux801/
Rouseeau801/
Rougeout801/
Rageau77182/
Rogeat7759/
Rogeas7723/
Rouzea771/
Rogeux771/
Rugeiya7111/
Rugeija712/
Raigeau712/
Rugeyya712/
Rodgeas712/
Roudjea711/
Rouzeha711/
Rodgeus711/
Rogeous711/
Rozea67120/
Rujea6755/
Rojea6725/
Rigeu671/
Rageault671/
Rageu671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rougeau
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