How common is the surname Roa?

6,221 people in the United States had the surname Roa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,630 Americans. It ranked 5,589th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Roa?

Carlos Roa, Argentine footballer.

Where is the surname Roa most common?

Wikidata records people named Roa in Argentina.

Is the surname Roa getting more or less common?

More common. 4,565 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,221 in 2010, up 36%.

Is Roa also a first name?

Yes. Roa is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Roa

A surname, carried by 6,221 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Roa is more common than 96.6% of them.

Origin

(surname) From Spanish Roa.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,221 people named Roa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,630 Americans. That is up 36% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,565.

#5,589

rank among US surnames

6,221

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+36.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,802)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,583	Stockman	6,226	49,590
#5,585	Duhon	6,223	49,614
#5,588	Ream	6,222	49,622
#5,589	Bruton	6,221	49,630
#5,591	Brake	6,220	49,638
#5,594	Ignacio	6,219	49,646

Who is named Roa

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

82% of people named Roa identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 9.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 7.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 82%
White (not Hispanic) 9.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 7.0%
Two or more races 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Roas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carlos Roa
Argentine footballer, born 1969

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Roa

Roa has the Soundex code R000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R000.

Questions

Where does the surname Roa come from?: (surname) From Spanish Roa.
How common is the surname Roa?: 6,221 people in the United States had the surname Roa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,630 Americans. It ranked 5,589th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Roa?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Roa identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 9.0% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Roa?: Carlos Roa, Argentine footballer.
Where is the surname Roa most common?: Wikidata records people named Roa in Argentina.
Is the surname Roa getting more or less common?: More common. 4,565 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,221 in 2010, up 36%.
Is Roa also a first name?: Yes. Roa is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.