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    The surname Roxburgh

    An English place surname, carried by 308 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɾɔksb(ə)ɾə/ 2 syllables Soundex R216

    Roxburgh: #64,559 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Roxburgh #64,559, 308 people Roxburgh: #64,559 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Roxburgh #64,559, 308 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Roxburgh is more common than 60.2% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From the Old English personal name Hrōc, a byname from hrōc (“rook, kind of crow”), + -s- + burg (“fortified place”).

    Roxburgh is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 308 people named Roxburgh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,002,421 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 305.

    #64,559
    rank among US surnames
    308
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1%
    change since 2000 (was #61,544)

    Who is named Roxburgh

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

    81% of people named Roxburgh identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.8% as two or more races and 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 81%
    • Two or more races 7.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.9%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Roxburghs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Richard Roxburgh
      Australian actor, born 1962

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Roxburgh

    Roxburgh has the Soundex code R216, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R216.

    Other English surnames

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    Questions

    Where does the surname Roxburgh come from?
    From the Old English personal name Hrōc, a byname from hrōc (“rook, kind of crow”), + -s- + burg (“fortified place”).
    How common is the surname Roxburgh?
    308 people in the United States had the surname Roxburgh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,002,421 Americans. It ranked 64,559th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Roxburgh?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Roxburgh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Roxburgh?
    Richard Roxburgh, Australian actor.
    Where is the surname Roxburgh most common?
    Wikidata records people named Roxburgh in Australia.
    How do you pronounce Roxburgh?
    Roxburgh is /ˈɾɔksb(ə)ɾə/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Roxburgh?
    Roxburgh is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Roxburgh getting more or less common?
    More common. 305 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 308 in 2010, up 1.0%.
    What are other spellings of Roxburgh?
    Rosborough, Roseberry, Rosebery, Roseboro, Roseburrow and Roxborough.