Explore the Family Name De Roo

The meaning of De Roo

Dutch: Flemish (also Deroo): nickname for someone with red hair, from rood ‘red’ + the definite article de. See Rood. Some characteristic forenames: French Alain, Colette, Jean Marie, Marcel.

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How common is the last name De Roo in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname De Roo has seen a slight rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname has improved by almost 2% from being the 29,099th most popular surname in 2000 to the 28,525th in 2010. Consequently, the count of people with the De Roo surname increased by 9%, growing from 767 in 2000 to 836 in 2010. However, the proportion of people with this surname per 100k population has remained steady at 0.28.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,099	#28,525	1.97%
Count	767	836	9%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.28	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De Roo

The ethnic identity associated with the surname De Roo also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of those with the De Roo surname identified as White, although the percentage dropped slightly from 96.35% in 2000 to 94.50% in 2010. The Hispanic demographic saw an increase of nearly 30%, rising from 2.22% to 2.87%. Interestingly, there was a noticeable change in those identifying as Two or more races, which increased by over 69% from 0.78% to 1.32%. The data also showed that a small percentage (0.84%) identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, despite being 0% in 2000. No De Roo individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.35%	94.5%	-1.92%
Hispanic	2.22%	2.87%	29.28%
Two or More Races	0.78%	1.32%	69.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.84%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%