Wroe Surname

127,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wroe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wroe,' i.e. in the corner, a shelter for cattle, &c.; v. Wray, Nangle, and Hearn.

Wroe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1741:25,6293,505
United States5771:628,17850,677
Australia4541:59,4627,217
Canada821:449,33638,948
New Zealand701:64,6909,897
Wales401:77,3636,557
Scotland321:167,3079,494
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Israel111:777,96750,646
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2371:19,7052,815
Wales171:92,2604,121
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1611:311,91724,534

Wroe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wroe,' i.e. in the corner, a shelter for cattle, &c.; v. Wray, Nangle, and Hearn.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A variant of Wray1, q.v. [cp. the pron. of the cogn. Dano-Norwegian vraa (a corner): aa as aw] Thomas del Wro.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wroe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wroe is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wroe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 127,803rd most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,053,987 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Wroe are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 2,174 people, or 1 in 25,629. In England Wroe is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 19 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 18 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 11 percent live. Besides England it is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Wroe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wroe has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wroe last name increased 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 358 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 235 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wroe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wroe surname are 11.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wroe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 409.76% more than the national average, earning R 1,211,390 per year; in United States they earn 14.25% more than the national average, earning $49,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.76% more than the national average, earning $51,551 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wrohe891/
Wroetz801/
Vroe7511/
Wrou757/
Wrae753/
Wroo752/
Wreu751/
Geewroe7333/
Wraae67287/
Wrout6772/
Wroua6720/
Broeh6715/
Wraeh6712/
Vroet672/
Whreh672/
Wwreh671/
Vroed671/
Vroes671/
Brhoe671/
Wruoi671/
Wrhae671/
Vroer671/
Wreuz671/
Broea670/

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