Rue Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Rue Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rue family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 4
Living On Own Means 3
Dress Maker 2
Bricklayer's Labourer 2
Laundress Wash 2
Nil 1
General Servant 1
Needlework 1
Boiler Cleaner Engine Driver 1
Coal Miner Hewer 1
Nurse Domestic 1
Sailor A B Seas 1
Teacher School 1
General Labourer 1
General Labourer G H 1
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 1
Black Smith 1
Cutter 1
Draper's Porter 1
Iron Monger 1
Labourer On Railway 1
Watch Maker 1
Coal Hawker 1
Hydraulic Machinist 1
Carter For Buildercarm 1

Rue Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Roe 67% 44,307
2 Rea 33% 10,562
3 Rae 67% 7,853
4 Rew 33% 5,514
5 Ree 67% 1,828
6 Ore 33% 1,342
7 Ure 33% 953
8 Rue 100% 758
9 Air 0% 714
10 Oare 25% 469
11 Roo 33% 274
12 Urie 50% 224
13 Aire 25% 220
14 Eare 25% 202
15 Rie 67% 172
16 Rooe 50% 116

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The surname Rue is the 8th most popular variant of Roe.

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