How common is the surname Roebuck?

5,100 people in the United States had the surname Roebuck in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,538 Americans. It ranked 6,638th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Roebuck?

Daniel Roebuck, American actor and writer, followed by Alvah Curtis Roebuck.

Where is the surname Roebuck most common?

Wikidata records people named Roebuck in the United States.

Is the surname Roebuck getting more or less common?

More common. 4,952 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,100 in 2010, up 3.0%.

The surname Roebuck

A surname, carried by 5,100 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R120

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Roebuck is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,100 people named Roebuck in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,538 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,952.

#6,638

rank among US surnames

5,100

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #6,336)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,634	Dishman	5,106	60,467
#6,635	Brumbaugh	5,103	60,503
#6,636	Beachy	5,102	60,515
#6,638	Gehring	5,100	60,538
#6,640	Manion	5,099	60,550

Who is named Roebuck

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

67% of people named Roebuck identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 67%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
Two or more races 3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Roebucks

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Daniel Roebuck
American actor and writer, born 1963
Alvah Curtis Roebuck
American businessman, 1864–1948

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Roebuck

Roepke

Roebuck has the Soundex code R120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R120.

Questions

How common is the surname Roebuck?: 5,100 people in the United States had the surname Roebuck in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,538 Americans. It ranked 6,638th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Roebuck?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Roebuck identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Roebuck?: Daniel Roebuck, American actor and writer, followed by Alvah Curtis Roebuck.
Where is the surname Roebuck most common?: Wikidata records people named Roebuck in the United States.
Is the surname Roebuck getting more or less common?: More common. 4,952 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,100 in 2010, up 3.0%.