Roost Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Roost Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Roost family

Profession Census Frequency
Plasterer 4
Scholar 2
Seaman 1
Charwoman 1
Coach Builder 1
Cook Domestic 1
Diary Man Agricultural Labourer 1
Farmer Of 10 Acres 1
Housemaid 1
Inn Keeper 1
Master Wheelwright & Carpenter Employing 1 Man 1
News Agent 1
Railway Fitter - F 1
Tailoress 1
Waitress 1
Wheelwrights Wife 1
General Servant 1
House Maid 1
Nil 1

Roost Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rust 60% 10,538
2 Roast 80% 2,030
3 Rist 60% 1,812
4 Rest 60% 858
5 Reast 60% 641
6 Riste 40% 473
7 Rost 80% 274
8 Roust 80% 234
9 Roost 100% 221

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The surname Roost is the 9th most popular variant of Rust.

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