Explore the Family Name Roye

The meaning of Roye

1. English: variant of Roy 2. 2. Americanized form of Croatian Roje: from a pet form of Slavic compound personal names based on the element rod ‘generation, family, relatives’, e.g. Rodimir. 3. Germanized or Americanized form of Sorbian Roj, Rój, or Roja (see Roy 4).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Roye decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 16,057 in terms of commonality and dropped to a rank of 17,481 by 2010, reflecting a decline of around 8.87%. The number of people carrying this surname also experienced a slight decline from 1,658 in 2000 to 1,612 in 2010, which represents a decrease of about 2.77%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,057	#17,481	-8.87%
Count	1,658	1,612	-2.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.61	0.55	-9.84%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Roye

When considering ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the distribution of the Roye surname among various ethnic groups changed over the decade. The percentage of individuals with Asian/Pacific Islander identity increased slightly from 1.03% to 1.18%. Those identifying with two or more races saw a decrease from 2.65% to 2.23%. There was a drop in the proportion of White individuals bearing the Roye surname, falling from 67.37% to 62.16%. Meanwhile, the percentage of Hispanic and Black individuals with this surname rose from 3.20% to 3.91% and 24.13% to 29.40% respectively. However, the American Indian and Alaskan Native group saw a decrease from 1.63% to 1.12%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	67.37%	62.16%	-7.73%
Black	24.13%	29.4%	21.84%
Hispanic	3.2%	3.91%	22.19%
Two or More Races	2.65%	2.23%	-15.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.03%	1.18%	14.56%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.63%	1.12%	-31.29%