Roo Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Roo Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Roo family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 5
Joiner 3
Quarry Man Stone 3
Mason 2
Black Smith 1
Builder 1
Cloth Tenter 1
Farmer Of 7 Acres 1
Farmers Wife 1
House Maid Domestic 1
Mill Hand 1
Nurse Domestic 1
Plumber & Glazier 1
Power Loom Weaver 1
Quarry Mans Wife 1
Railway Clerk 1
School Boy 1
Shoeing Smith Master Unemployed 1
Stone Mason 1
Stuff Tenter 1
Cook Servant Domestic 1
Annuitant 1
Teacher In Elementary School Government 1

Roo Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rowe 50% 122,964
2 Roe 67% 44,307
3 Row 67% 15,863
4 Rea 33% 10,562
5 Wroe 50% 8,000
6 Rae 33% 7,853
7 Ree 33% 1,828
8 Ore 0% 1,342
9 Ure 0% 953
10 Rue 33% 758
11 Air 0% 714
12 Oare 0% 469
13 Roo 100% 274
14 Urie 25% 224
15 Aire 0% 220
16 Eare 0% 202
17 Rie 33% 172
18 Rooe 75% 116

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The surname Roo is the 13th most popular variant of Rowe.

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