How common is the surname Roger?

4,054 people in the United States had the surname Roger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,158 Americans. It ranked 8,176th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Roger?

Elena Roger, Argentine-born British-based actress, followed by Rich the Kid.

Where is the surname Roger most common?

Wikidata records people named Roger in Argentina, the United States and Austria.

How do you pronounce Roger?

Roger is /ˈɹɑ.d͡ʒɚ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Roger getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,654 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,054 in 2010, down 13%.

Is Roger also a first name?

Yes. Roger 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 Roger

A patronymic surname, carried by 4,054 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɹɑ.d͡ʒɚ/ 2 syllables Soundex R260 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Roger is more common than 95% of them.

Origin

From Old French Rogier, from the Frankish equivalent of Old English Hrōþgār (see Hroðgar), from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz (“fame-spear”). Compare also Rutger.

Roger is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,054 people named Roger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,158 Americans. That is down 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,654.

#8,176

rank among US surnames

4,054

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

-12.9%

change since 2000 (was #6,696)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,172	Wald	4,057	76,102
#8,173	Crafton	4,056	76,121
#8,174	Lark	4,055	76,139
#8,176	Hazard	4,054	76,158
#8,178	Stella	4,053	76,177
#8,184	Kaczmarek	4,052	76,196

Who is named Roger

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

62% of people named Roger identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 16% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 62%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 16%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rogers

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Elena Roger
Argentine-born British-based actress, born 1974
Rich the Kid
American rapper, born 1992
Marie Soldat-Roeger
Austrian musician (1863–1955)

Notable Rogers come mostly from Argentina (1), the United States (1) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Roger

Roger has the Soundex code R260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R260.

Questions

Where does the surname Roger come from?: From Old French Rogier, from the Frankish equivalent of Old English Hrōþgār (see Hroðgar), from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz (“fame-spear”). Compare also Rutger.
How common is the surname Roger?: 4,054 people in the United States had the surname Roger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,158 Americans. It ranked 8,176th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Roger?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Roger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Roger?: Elena Roger, Argentine-born British-based actress, followed by Rich the Kid.
Where is the surname Roger most common?: Wikidata records people named Roger in Argentina, the United States and Austria.
How do you pronounce Roger?: Roger is /ˈɹɑ.d͡ʒɚ/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Roger?: Roger is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Roger getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,654 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,054 in 2010, down 13%.
Is Roger also a first name?: Yes. Roger 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.