Last Name ROE

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Meaning	Nickname: The roe, from Medieaval English 'ro,' the female deer. Also, local, 'at the roe,' i.e. at the sign of the Roe. Also, local, 'at the row.' The son of Rowland, from the nickname Rowe. A once popular personal name on the Scottish border and in North England in general. Also, local, 'of the row,' i.e. the row of cottages. Red-haired. France, 'Rou,' Rufus.

Origin	English, Gaelic, Jewish, Korean, Norwegian, Irish, South african

Rank	1,307 (2000 US census)	1,230 (1990 US census)

Count	24,699 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

92.19%, or 22770 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
3.18%, or 785 total occurrences, as black,
1.06%, or 262 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.64%, or 158 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.37%, or 338 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.56%, or 385 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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