# Roxas (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/roxas/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,706 |
| US rank (2010) | 16,755 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 180,976 people |
| Change since 2000 | +42% (1,201 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɾoː.hɐs/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Roxas in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 4.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 86% |
| Two or more races | 4.6% |

## Similar surnames

Rojas, Rosas, Riojas, Raygoza, Rakes, Regis, Ragusa, Ruzicka, Rogowski, Rakowski, Rezac, Rozek.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.