Explore the Family Name Rogge

The meaning of Rogge

1. German and Dutch: from a short form of the personal name Roger. 2. North German and Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a grower of rye or a baker of rye bread, from Low German, Dutch rogge ‘rye’. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Bernd, Bernhard, Elke, Hans, Helmut, Wolfgang.

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How common is the last name Rogge in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Rogge ranked 11,444th in popularity in 2000 and slid to 12,072nd position by 2010, indicating a decrease of 5.49%. Despite this drop in ranking, the count of individuals with this surname increased slightly from 2,526 in 2000 to 2,583 in 2010, an increase of 2.26%. However, the proportion of those bearing the Rogge surname per 100,000 population declined by 6.38%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,444	#12,072	-5.49%
Count	2,526	2,583	2.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.94	0.88	-6.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rogge

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of those with the surname Rogge are of White ethnicity, making up approximately 92.80% of the total in 2010, albeit this was a slight reduction from 94.81% in 2000. The next largest group identified as Hispanic, growing from 1.74% in 2000 to 2.98% in 2010. Interestingly, there was over a 100% increase in individuals identifying with two or more races, jumping from 1.11% to 2.44%. The Asian/Pacific Islander group experienced a decrease of 17.32%, while the percentage of Black individuals halved from 0.75% to 0.35%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw a small increase from 0.32% to 0.39%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.81%	92.8%	-2.12%
Hispanic	1.74%	2.98%	71.26%
Two or More Races	1.11%	2.44%	119.82%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.27%	1.05%	-17.32%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.32%	0.39%	21.87%
Black	0.75%	0.35%	-53.33%