Royce Surname
Approximately 12,788 people bear this surname
Royce Surname Definition:
1 Roy’s (Son): v. Roy1.
2 a fem. name Royse (and Roysia) occurs in our 13th and 14th cent. records: this seems to be the O. French Roese, Rohais, etc., Latinized Roesia, Roisia, etc.]
Royce Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,355 | 1:49,281 | 5,973 |
| Yemen | 2,220 | 1:11,903 | 1,429 |
| England | 1,031 | 1:54,043 | 6,581 |
| Australia | 397 | 1:67,999 | 8,097 |
| Canada | 382 | 1:96,454 | 10,500 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Iraq | 210 | 1:166,770 | 4,170 |
| Israel | 140 | 1:61,126 | 7,761 |
| New Zealand | 85 | 1:53,274 | 8,505 |
| Jordan | 70 | 1:126,321 | 7,850 |
| Iran | 69 | 1:1,112,790 | 49,471 |
| Palestine | 58 | 1:78,428 | 6,290 |
| South Africa | 57 | 1:950,486 | 60,033 |
| Wales | 42 | 1:73,679 | 6,340 |
| Tunisia | 40 | 1:15,266 | 2,487 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| Ireland | 27 | 1:174,405 | 7,679 |
| Scotland | 27 | 1:198,290 | 10,618 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| United Arab Emirates | 24 | 1:381,761 | 22,934 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 17 | 1:260,580 | 11,064 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 516 | 1:47,239 | 5,833 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,897 | 1:26,473 | 3,261 |
Royce (50,855) may also be a first name.
Royce Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
1 Roy’s (Son): v. Roy1.
2 a fem. name Royse (and Roysia) occurs in our 13th and 14th cent. records: this seems to be the O. French Roese, Rohais, etc., Latinized Roesia, Roisia, etc.]
(English) Dweller at the sign of the rose; one who lived at the sign of the horse.
From the Flemish, Reuss; a personal name.
Royce Demographics
Royce Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Royce Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Royce Come From? nationality or country of origin
Royce (Marathi: रॉसे) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Royce? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 40,923rd most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 569,874 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Royce reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 18,255th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 50,855 people.
This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 7,355 people, or 1 in 49,281. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent reside, Nevada, where 6 percent reside and Texas, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States it exists in 71 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 17 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.
Royce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Royce has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Royce last name increased 388 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 159 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 675 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Royce Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Royce are 13.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.71% being registered with the party.
The amount Royce earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 29.81% more than the national average, earning R 308,472 per year; in United States they earn 5.29% more than the national average, earning $45,431 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.98% more than the national average, earning $57,622 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Royce Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Royce in the Marathi language | ||
| रॉसे | rose | 33.33 |
| रॉयसे | royase | 33.33 |
| रोचेली | roceli | 33.33 |
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