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) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Royce click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Royce? popularity and diffusion
It is the 40,923rd most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 569,874 people. It is mostly found 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 frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 50,855 people.
This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 7,355 people, or 1 in 49,281. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent reside, Nevada, where 6 percent reside and Texas, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 71 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 17 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.
Royce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Royce has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Royce last name grew 388 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 159 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 675 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Royce Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly 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 to vote for 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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