How common is the surname Royle?

1,033 people in the United States had the surname Royle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,882 Americans. It ranked 24,288th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Royle?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Royle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Royle?

Selena Royle, American actress (1904-1983), followed by John Forbes Royle.

Where is the surname Royle most common?

Wikidata records people named Royle in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia.

Is the surname Royle getting more or less common?

More common. 984 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,033 in 2010, up 5.0%.

The surname Royle

A surname, carried by 1,033 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Royle is more common than 85% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,033 people named Royle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 298,882 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 984.

#24,288

rank among US surnames

1,033

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #23,940)

Who is named Royle

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

94% of people named Royle identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Royles

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Selena Royle
American actress (1904-1983)
John Forbes Royle
British botanist (1799-1858)
Aaron Royle
Australian triathlete, born 1990

Notable Royles come mostly from the United States (1), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Royle

Royle has the Soundex code R400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R400.

Questions

How common is the surname Royle?: 1,033 people in the United States had the surname Royle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,882 Americans. It ranked 24,288th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Royle?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Royle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Royle?: Selena Royle, American actress (1904-1983), followed by John Forbes Royle.
Where is the surname Royle most common?: Wikidata records people named Royle in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia.
Is the surname Royle getting more or less common?: More common. 984 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,033 in 2010, up 5.0%.