Roye Surname

86,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Roye Surname Definition:

(French, English, Scottish) One connected in some way with the king's household; one who played the part of of a king in tournaments; the red-haired or ruddy man.

Roye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2771:159,18316,218
Jamaica1,0721:2,677420
France6031:110,15416,439
Chad3851:35,3044,109
England3831:145,47814,025
Germany2821:285,48029,786
Liberia1791:24,6292,422
Canada741:497,91342,460
India741:10,365,748197,751
Venezuela731:413,7548,457
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Colombia241:1,990,58612,178
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Israel91:950,84857,975
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
China61:227,886,92811,701
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

The alternate forms: Royé (41) & Royè (1) are calculated separately.

Roye (850) may also be a first name.

Roye Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French, English, Scottish) One connected in some way with the king's household; one who played the part of of a king in tournaments; the red-haired or ruddy man.

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

Roye: from a town in Somme.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Roye Last Name Facts

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

Roye (Arabic: روىء, Marathi: रॉय, Russian: Ройе) occurs most in The United States. It may be found as: Royé or Royè. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Roye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 86,043rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,300,883 people. The last name Roye is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Roye live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. Roye is also the 279,628th most common first name internationally, borne by 850 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,277 people, or 1 in 159,183. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 23 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States Roye occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 19 percent are found and France, where 11 percent are found.

Roye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Roye has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Roye surname rose 2,211 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,094 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Roye are 11.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.31% being registered with the political party.

The amount Roye earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 13.66% less than the national average, earning $19,600,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.98% less than the national average, earning $42,726 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.41% less than the national average, earning $46,994 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Royé9241/
Royè921/
Royet892,584/
Royes891,669/
Royez89420/
Rouye8976/
Roeye8957/
Royee8927/
Royed8926/
Royeh8914/
Royye897/
Royie895/
Roiye894/
Royae893/
Royey892/
Royoe892/
Royhe891/
Rojye891/
Rooye891/
Roy862,687,333/
Roe8655,836/
Rye8610,597/
Royett80346/
Rouyet80210/
Rouyes80178/
Royeau80129/
Rouyez8055/
Royaee8014/
Rajoye808/
Royiet807/
Royaie806/
Royees805/
Rojoye804/
Royesh803/
Rouyey801/
Roweye801/
Royier801/
Royeje801/
Rioyei801/
Rroyes801/
Royess800/
Roiyer800/
Rowe75170,329/
Royo7528,682/
Rohy7511,266/
Roya757,976/
Raye756,209/
Roys752,702/
Rouy751,944/
Roue751,858/
Rooy751,791/
Roje751,163/
Reye751,132/
Royi751,131/
Rojy75562/
Royt75482/
Roey75396/
Rhoe75320/
Roie75263/
Royz75219/
Rhye75200/
Royd7580/
Roee7576/
Riye7570/
Royy7566/
Roiy7543/
Ryee7531/
Rroy7528/
Rhoy7524/
Rioy7520/
Roei7514/
Royh759/
Ruye757/
Hrye753/
Rrye753/
Ruoy752/
Ryie752/
Ryeh752/
Rgoe752/
Royp751/
Ryei751/
Ryoy751/
Ryje751/
Ryey751/
Rgoy751/
Roej751/
Rouyett739/
Royheit731/
Royeaux731/
Reyes673,076,506/
Rayes6721,130/
Rogge6717,692/
Rouhy677,036/
Reyez675,571/
Rouet675,132/
Rajoy672,811/
Royds671,003/
Rojiy67739/
Rayed67570/
Riyed67564/
Rayet67465/
Rayez67394/
Roiet67353/
Rogie67297/
Rayee67256/
Rohyo67254/
Royat67248/
Rouay67243/
Rayeh67237/
Ruyet67210/
Rejoy67210/
Royah67208/
Roych67196/
Royot67195/
Royau67178/
Rojee67170/
Rouez67162/
Rioyo67154/
Rouys67149/
Rohyz67146/
Rouya67138/
Raiye67131/
Rohiy67130/
Rowie67128/
Rygge67124/
Rowey67121/
Rojie67117/
Roaya67109/
Royos67107/
Royas6793/
Royis6784/
Royad6783/
Roies6764/
Royod6760/
Ruoya6758/
Rojay6755/
Reyye6745/
Reyhe6744/
Rayée6742/
Royaa6742/
Roied6740/
Roysh6736/
Royai6735/
Roeej6730/
Raaye6729/
Rohya6729/
Riyeh6728/
Riyet6728/
Reyed6728/
Hrroe6727/
Rhoya6727/
Ryoya6726/
Royoh6722/
Rojeh6722/
Rooyi6721/
Royss6719/
Rhoyi6719/
Royyi6718/
Rohyi6718/
Riyes6718/
Ruyes6718/
Rojei6717/
Ruoyo6717/
Royiz6716/
Reyej6715/
Royoa6715/
Roije6715/
Rooie6715/
Roysp6714/
Rouie6714/
Roued6714/
Rajye6713/
Rouei6713/
Royaj6713/
Rayej6712/
Royap6712/
Roveh6712/
Rojhe6711/
Rayie6711/
Rojey6711/
Reyee6710/
Rohjy6710/
Rraye6710/
Rayye679/
Rooys679/
Reeoe679/
Rayep679/
Riyep678/
Rayei677/
Rowei677/
Rowee677/
Riyae677/
Royji677/
Reyep677/
Rouey676/
Royip676/
Roueh676/
Rou'e676/
Rhyee675/
Roytz675/
Reyet675/
Rouje675/
Roșie675/
Reiye675/
Rayoy675/
Reyeh675/
Rayey674/
Royit674/
Roues674/
Rojoy674/
Reyey674/
Rouee674/
Royay674/
Rayhe674/
Ruiye674/
Riyee674/
Roijy674/
Reeye673/
Rauye673/
Royaz673/
Rooje673/
Rhouy673/
Rohys673/
Roowe672/
Rijoe672/
Rhowe672/
Ruohy672/
Rujoy672/
Rhaye672/
Rooya672/
Riyey672/
Reyeu672/
Rroyo672/
Réyes672/
Rouyh671/
Rygie671/
Ryieh671/
Rzaye671/
Rouea671/
Rougheye671/
Royid671/
Royts671/
Ruyez671/
Reyei671/
Rioey671/
Rooee671/
Rooue671/
Riyez671/
Rojge671/
Rojje671/
Roeii671/
Roeiy671/
Rhoys671/
Rohje671/
Roydd671/
Rayeé671/
Rayèe671/
Rhoie671/
Rhoyd671/
Riyea671/
Roi'e671/
Roiyi671/
Roeee671/
Royaï671/
Rouïe671/
Ryoei671/
Rhoje671/
Roiyo671/
Ryhye671/
Ryoje671/
Ryoyo671/
Rojeu671/
Royhy671/
Rahye671/
Roehi671/
Rioei671/
Riojy671/
Ro'ya671/
Riyej671/
Rohea670/
Royst670/
Royio670/
Rojez670/

Roye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roye in the Marathi language
रॉयroya66.67
रोयेroye33.33
Roye in the Russian language
Ройеroje-
Roye in the Arabic language
روىءrwy-

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Roye Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • 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 Roye
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