How common is the surname Roque?

15,203 people in the United States had the surname Roque in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,308 Americans. It ranked 2,388th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Roque?

Vitor Roque, Brazilian association football player, followed by Carlos Roqué Alsina.

Where is the surname Roque most common?

Wikidata records people named Roque in Brazil and France.

Is the surname Roque getting more or less common?

More common. 10,806 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,203 in 2010, up 41%.

Is Roque also a first name?

Yes. Roque 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 Roque

A surname, carried by 15,203 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Roque is more common than 98.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 15,203 people named Roque in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,308 Americans. That is up 41% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,806.

#2,388

rank among US surnames

15,203

people in 2010

5.2

per 100,000 Americans

+40.7%

change since 2000 (was #3,076)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,379	Horvath	15,302	20,177
#2,380	Whitmore	15,296	20,185
#2,381	Bianco	15,278	20,209
#2,382	Jack	15,256	20,238
#2,383	Pantoja	15,249	20,247
#2,384	Negrete	15,245	20,252
#2,385	Hearn	15,234	20,267

Who is named Roque

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

77% of people named Roque identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 11% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 8.7% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 77%
Asian and Pacific Islander 11%
White (not Hispanic) 8.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Roques

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Vitor Roque
Brazilian association football player, born 2005
Carlos Roqué Alsina
Argentinian composer and pianist (1941–2023)

Notable Roques come mostly from Brazil (1) and France (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Roque

Roque has the Soundex code R200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R200.

Questions

How common is the surname Roque?: 15,203 people in the United States had the surname Roque in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,308 Americans. It ranked 2,388th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Roque?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Roque identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 11% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Roque?: Vitor Roque, Brazilian association football player, followed by Carlos Roqué Alsina.
Where is the surname Roque most common?: Wikidata records people named Roque in Brazil and France.
Is the surname Roque getting more or less common?: More common. 10,806 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,203 in 2010, up 41%.
Is Roque also a first name?: Yes. Roque 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.