Royce Surname

40,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Yemen

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,3551:49,2815,973
Yemen2,2201:11,9031,429
England1,0311:54,0436,581
Australia3971:67,9998,097
Canada3821:96,45410,500
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Iraq2101:166,7704,170
Israel1401:61,1267,761
New Zealand851:53,2748,505
Jordan701:126,3217,850
Iran691:1,112,79049,471
Palestine581:78,4286,290
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Wales421:73,6796,340
Tunisia401:15,2662,487
India351:21,916,154310,282
Ireland271:174,4057,679
Scotland271:198,29010,618
France251:2,656,909193,074
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
United Arab Emirates241:381,76122,934
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
China131:105,178,5825,529
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Swaziland41:324,550996
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5161:47,2395,833
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8971:26,4733,261

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.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the sign of the rose; one who lived at the sign of the horse.

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

From the Flemish, Reuss; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roycei9111/
Royice913/
Royche913/
Roycer911/
Roycey911/
Royece911/
Roycie910/
Roiyce910/
Ryce891,668/
Roce89714/
Roycess831/
Royaces831/
Roche80134,150/
Roces805,037/
Royse802,690/
Rocke802,589/
Royes801,669/
Royez80420/
Roice80230/
Roych80196/
Royke80116/
Rayce8080/
Rouce8065/
Rycke8055/
Rhyce8044/
Rocie8040/
Reyce8033/
Rocey8026/
Hryce8016/
Rycej8013/
Rocer8012/
Rycer8012/
Rocce806/
Rocet805/
Ryche805/
Roece803/
Royze803/
Rioce802/
Rosce802/
Royca801/
Roycy801/
Rogce801/
Rocqe801/
Rocse801/
Rycce801/
Roced801/
Rocep801/
Roxce801/
Rotce800/
Royceova773/
Royacker772/
Rocher7319,643/
Rochet735,989/
Rochez732,296/
Rocque731,557/
Rosche731,508/
Roches731,398/
Rouche73785/
Rojche73616/
Rioche73514/
Royeca73388/
Roocke73313/
Rockie73277/
Rouyes73178/
Royese73127/
Rotche7376/
Rouyez7355/
Rayces7352/
Rochee7349/
Rayche7345/
Rocche7339/
Rychei7333/
Ryczer7332/
Rycher7332/
Roicke7331/
Rocier7329/
Royset7326/
Hrycej7326/
Roeche7324/
Ryckie7324/
Rooche7323/
Rosych7322/
Rouces7321/
Royzer7321/
Royase7321/
Rojice7310/
Rocheh739/
Roygee739/
Rochea738/
Roecke738/
Royser737/
Royise737/
Rychey737/
Royees735/
Royach735/
Roycht734/
Royger734/
Roccey734/
Roucet734/
Rycheľ734/
Rayace733/
Rychee733/
Royesh733/
Rojoce733/
Roscie733/
Roczei733/
Rocess733/
Hryche733/
Raycee732/
Rhoces732/
Rozych732/
Roysse732/
Rocett732/
Rochei732/
Roscke732/
Rochée732/
Roykes732/
Roucke731/
Ryches731/
Rycket731/
Roycki731/
Royeka731/
Royest731/
Roysey731/
Rotceh731/
Rojces731/
Rokych731/
Rocets731/
Rochhe731/
Roiche731/
Roucer731/
Rijoce731/
Royeke731/
Royeje731/
Rodche731/
Reyche731/
Reycie731/
Roched731/
Rocheć731/
Roccke731/
Rroyes731/
Royage731/
Rychet731/
Ruyche731/
Rocies731/
Roscer731/
Roysee731/
Roychy731/
Royess730/
Rockhe730/
Rousce730/
Ryczet730/
Roucie730/
Rochge730/
Rouyacque713/
Rose67415,299/
Rice67242,290/
Roca67125,282/
Roch6720,058/
Race6712,856/
Roze679,431/
Roky677,391/
Roge675,224/
Rosy674,575/
Rozy673,839/
Roes673,660/
Roys672,702/
Roke671,896/
Roez671,507/
Roxy671,501/
Roje671,163/
Roci67853/
Rece67817/
Roueche67809/
Roucher67800/
Rouchet67639/
Rojy67562/
Roschke67542/
Rocquet67469/
Ryke67400/
Rych67320/
Rouches67318/
Royz67219/
Ryge67201/
Ryes67188/
Rocques67160/
Rosckes67115/
Raycher67108/
Ryez6787/
Rouchez6780/
Rytcher6770/
Rochead6764/
Roxe6749/
Rochkes6748/
Rayaces6743/
Rouèche6738/
Rotches6732/
Rocy6731/
Rotcher6730/
Ryse6729/
Roşe6728/
Hrosych6728/
Rycz6727/
Roschge6727/
Rotsche6727/
Rože6724/
Ryze6724/
Rousche6721/
Rochett6718/
Roschie6716/
Roqe6715/
Roße6714/
Roschej6712/
Roetche6711/
Rayches678/
Royessa678/
Royx678/
Roeß678/
Roucker677/
Routche677/
Roschei677/
Reyache676/
Riyeche674/
Roķe674/
Rjce673/
Roschee673/
Ryca673/
Rejioce673/
Reycher673/
Royasei673/
Roesche672/
Rochest672/
Roytser672/
Rochees672/
Royessi672/
Rycy672/
Ryshche672/
Rouscer671/
Roysher671/
Roscedd671/
Rosches671/
Roschhe671/
Rocesch671/
Rociech671/
Rocketp671/
Rodcker671/
Rocj671/
Rouched671/
Rhoychi671/
Hryciej671/
Hrotche671/
Rayeche671/
Rocheer671/
Rocheis671/
Rocherr671/
Rochhed671/
Roshche671/
Roitcei671/
Rojaces671/
Réce671/
Rıce671/
Royaque671/
Roykich671/
Roysihe671/
Roysset671/
Royzier671/
Roży671/
Rrocher671/
Roychai671/
Ryje671/
Rydcher671/
Roockes671/
Roschez671/
Rodchep671/
Rodcher671/
Rochych671/
Roeczei671/
Roocker670/
Rayhice670/
Rouchee670/
Roccker670/
Rockcey670/
Rochess670/
Rodtcke670/
Roochke670/
Rayouce670/
Roocher670/
Rockkez670/

Royce Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Royce in the Marathi language
रॉसेrose33.33
रॉयसेroyase33.33
रोचेलीroceli33.33

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