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The surname Roquemore

A surname, carried by 1,577 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R256

Roquemore: #17,764 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Roquemore #17,764, 1,577 people Roquemore: #17,764 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Roquemore #17,764, 1,577 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Roquemore is more common than 89.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,577 people named Roquemore in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 195,780 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,560.

#17,764
rank among US surnames
1,577
people in 2010
0.5
per 100,000 Americans
+1.1%
change since 2000 (was #16,838)

Who is named Roquemore

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

52% of people named Roquemore identified as Black (not Hispanic), 39% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

  • Black (not Hispanic) 52%
  • White (not Hispanic) 39%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
  • Two or more races 3.3%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Roquemores

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Xosha Roquemore
    American actress, born 1984
  • Henry Roquemore
    American film actor (1886-1943)

Questions

How common is the surname Roquemore?
1,577 people in the United States had the surname Roquemore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 195,780 Americans. It ranked 17,764th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Roquemore?
In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Roquemore identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 39% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Roquemore?
Xosha Roquemore, American actress, followed by Henry Roquemore.
Where is the surname Roquemore most common?
Wikidata records people named Roquemore in the United States.
Is the surname Roquemore getting more or less common?
More common. 1,560 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,577 in 2010, up 1.1%.