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There are approximately 12,649 people named Roe in the UK. That makes it the 798th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 200 are named Roe.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Nickname

Related and similar surnames

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The Roe surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

ROE. From the animal — first applied to a swift runner. See Tiay.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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