Royer Surname
Approximately 64,109 people bear this surname
Royer Surname Definition:
(French) Wheelwright [Dialectal French royer, Low Latin rotari-us; from Latin rota, a wheel]
Royer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 37,153 | 1:1,788 | 111 |
| United States | 14,952 | 1:24,242 | 3,064 |
| Canada | 5,094 | 1:7,233 | 1,067 |
| Brazil | 1,839 | 1:116,408 | 4,400 |
| Haiti | 1,313 | 1:8,137 | 910 |
| Dominica | 578 | 1:131 | 24 |
| Belgium | 528 | 1:21,774 | 3,392 |
| Austria | 331 | 1:25,726 | 4,055 |
| Germany | 248 | 1:324,619 | 32,384 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| England | 235 | 1:237,098 | 19,544 |
| Dominican Republic | 131 | 1:79,641 | 3,650 |
| Luxembourg | 113 | 1:5,138 | 735 |
| Argentina | 111 | 1:385,076 | 29,732 |
| Paraguay | 98 | 1:73,844 | 1,894 |
| Guatemala | 92 | 1:174,812 | 3,597 |
| Colombia | 92 | 1:519,283 | 7,143 |
| Panama | 84 | 1:46,574 | 2,313 |
| Switzerland | 80 | 1:102,661 | 10,922 |
| Suriname | 70 | 1:7,895 | 1,936 |
| Australia | 68 | 1:396,996 | 32,204 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 55 | 1:2,007 | 337 |
| New Caledonia | 52 | 1:5,312 | 1,081 |
| Netherlands | 43 | 1:392,725 | 41,894 |
| Thailand | 41 | 1:1,722,886 | 219,200 |
| Chile | 40 | 1:440,412 | 11,644 |
| French Polynesia | 37 | 1:7,589 | 1,667 |
| Venezuela | 34 | 1:888,355 | 13,981 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 32 | 1:3,099 | 465 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 29 | 1:47,034 | 4,189 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Jamaica | 22 | 1:130,452 | 4,751 |
| Mexico | 22 | 1:5,642,100 | 30,806 |
| Barbados | 20 | 1:14,372 | 922 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| British Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:4,513 | 453 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 57 | 1:427,638 | 25,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,466 | 1:20,364 | 2,576 |
The alternate forms: Royér (2) are calculated separately.
Royer (4,043) may also be a first name.
Royer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) Wheelwright [Dialectal French royer, Low Latin rotari-us; from Latin rota, a wheel]
This name, in its present orthography, is found in H.R.
Royer Demographics
Average Royer Salary in
United States
$42,885 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Royer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Royer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Royer (Arabic: رويار, Marathi: रॉयर, Russian: Ройер) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Royér. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Royer? popularity and diffusion
Royer is the 8,832nd most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 113,674 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Royer live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 109,701st most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 4,043 people.
It is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 37,153 people, or 1 in 1,788. In France Royer is most prevalent in: Grand Est, where 19 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 15 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 11 percent reside. Aside from France it is found in 96 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.
Royer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Royer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 606 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 412 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Royer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Royer surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Royer surname are 19.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.35% registered with the party.
The amount Royer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 8.22% less than the national average, earning $20,836,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.61% less than the national average, earning $42,885 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.11% less than the national average, earning $42,671 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Royer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Royer in the Marathi language | ||
| रॉयर | royara | - |
| Royer in the Russian language | ||
| Ройер | rojer | - |
| Royer in the Arabic language | ||
| رويار | rwyar | - |
| روير | rwyr | - |
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Royer Reference & Research
Roy DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Roy FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Royer
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