Roux Surname

4,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126,338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Roux Surname Definition:

See Le Roux.

Roux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France90,4921:73416
South Africa20,3581:2,661328
United States4,1651:87,0259,807
Canada2,9171:12,6311,863
Switzerland1,4261:5,759893
Argentina5591:76,4646,490
England5371:103,75810,896
Belgium4471:25,7204,085
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Germany4101:196,35522,641
Italy3661:167,09525,411
Mali3231:52,5361,331
Gabon3031:6,2351,152
Mexico2781:446,4978,445
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Australia2731:98,88511,203
Brazil2631:813,97129,498
Thailand1971:358,57062,786
Uruguay1731:19,8372,261
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Spain1511:309,61618,455
Philippines1441:703,04371,385
French Polynesia1411:1,992395
Paraguay1261:57,4341,592
Swaziland1261:10,303513
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
New Caledonia991:2,790365
New Zealand951:47,6677,746
Namibia831:29,0294,463
Panama761:51,4772,491
Luxembourg691:8,4141,323
Russia631:2,287,668136,333
Venezuela541:559,33510,264
Mozambique491:556,3591,404
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Monaco321:1,15823
Ivory Coast301:769,04120,891
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Norway241:214,26224,079
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
China211:65,110,5513,537
Sweden181:547,04239,827
United Arab Emirates181:509,01523,390
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Haiti161:667,74411,073
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Denmark111:513,15632,022
India111:69,733,217610,955
Wales111:281,32115,850
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Lesotho91:225,84014,831
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Senegal81:1,822,4184,361
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Belize51:71,0952,977
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Tonga11:107,313791
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3071:163,57914,871

Roux (625) may also be a first name.

Roux Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See Le Roux.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(French, English) The red-haired man, or one with a ruddy complexion.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Roux Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roux is most common in France. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Roux click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roux? popularity and diffusion

The surname Roux is the 4,450th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 57,683 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Roux live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 333,332nd most prevalent given name at a global level, held by 625 people.

It is most common in France, where it is carried by 90,492 people, or 1 in 734. In France it is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 24 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 16 percent live and Île-de-France, where 13 percent live. Aside from France Roux exists in 114 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Roux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Roux has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,357 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,989 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roux Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Roux last name are 0.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.46% registered with the political party.

The amount Roux earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.09% less than the national average, earning 321,532 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1567.27% more than the national average, earning S/. 323,201 per year; in South Africa they earn 80.65% more than the national average, earning R 429,288 per year; in United States they earn 14.97% more than the national average, earning $49,609 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.31% less than the national average, earning $42,572 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rouxe897/
Rouex897/
Rouxs892/
Rouxp891/
Rox863,407/
Rou863,348/
Rux861,740/
Royaux80374/
Reioux8063/
Riouux802/
Raioux801/
Reyoux800/
Rout75156,747/
Rous756,548/
Raux753,305/
Roup752,608/
Rouk751,966/
Rouy751,944/
Roue751,858/
Rouh751,020/
Rouz75970/
Roud75884/
Roxz75659/
Roex75619/
Roix75494/
Roox75396/
Rokx75336/
Rhou75291/
Roug75268/
Roué75252/
Rouq75174/
Ruix75120/
Rohu75118/
Rouă7577/
Rouc7567/
Rouč7551/
Roxe7549/
Roxs7539/
Roqu7537/
Rouj7523/
Rouš7521/
Rouß7518/
Roxå7516/
Hrou7513/
Royx758/
Rohx756/
Rgou753/
Ruxh752/
Rhox752/
Roxø752/
Rrou752/
Rocx752/
Hrox752/
Rzox752/
Rotx751/
Rusx751/
Ruox751/
Ruxe751/
Rouē751/
Rzou751/
Rzux751/
Rogx751/
Rosx751/
Roxd751/
Rugx751/
Ruzx751/
Rudx751/
Rrux751/
Rouxová732/
Royeaux731/
Roque67351,988/
Ro67250,282/
Ru67139,980/
Roush6714,905/
Rouha6710,360/
Rouhy677,036/
Rouet675,132/
Rouch673,924/
Rough673,310/
Routt672,261/
Rogue671,381/
Roupp67474/
Rockx67461/
Rouss67372/
Rouja67367/
Rouke67308/
Roult67276/
Roust67215/
Rhout67211/
Roukh67193/
Rouij67190/
Royau67178/
Hrout67174/
Rouez67162/
Rouys67149/
Rouya67138/
Routs67135/
Rouck6799/
Rouph6782/
Rouye6776/
Raiou6770/
Hrouz6757/
Rouhe6757/
Rougk6746/
Rookx6736/
Rousk6732/
Rayou6730/
Rajou6726/
Roekx6724/
Reyou6722/
Hrouh6720/
Rouek6720/
Rouzz6718/
Rouhs6716/
Rouji6715/
Rouie6714/
Roued6714/
Rouds6711/
Routz6710/
Roxhe6710/
Rouht679/
Rhoud679/
Raukx678/
Rouii678/
Hroud677/
Rouia677/
Rousc676/
Roudh676/
Roueh676/
Rou'e676/
Roujo676/
Roqut675/
Rojax675/
Rouje675/
Roues674/
Rouee674/
Rougs674/
R'Hou674/
Hrrou674/
Roudz673/
Ruizx673/
Rousd673/
Rouqe673/
Rhouy673/
Rotxe673/
Rougg672/
Rouks672/
Hrouk672/
Rouyh671/
Roiex671/
Roucs671/
Routq671/
Roxse671/
Rrouh671/
Reuax671/
Rooue671/
Rrous671/
Roquq671/
Rajox671/
Rhoup671/
Roquc671/
Roxce671/
Roukt671/
Rouïe671/
Ruycx671/
Hrous671/
Rzouk671/
Ruoqu671/
Rossx671/
Ruzsx671/
Ruoou671/
Rhugx671/
Roupf670/
Rousp670/

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Roux Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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