Find out how popular the last name DeRoo is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named DeRoo.

DeRoo, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the DeRoo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DeRoo in America

DeRoo is the 28525th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DeRoo surname appeared 836 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname DeRoo.

We can also compare 2010 data for DeRoo to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name DeRoo

The surname DEROO originated in the Low Countries, which includes the modern-day nations of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, as well as parts of northern France. This name is believed to have emerged in the 13th or 14th century.

DEROO is a variant spelling of the Dutch toponymic surname "de Roo" or "de Rou," which means "the red" or "the redhead." It likely referred to someone with reddish hair or a ruddy complexion. The name may also have derived from a place name containing the element "roo" or "rou," which could refer to a clearing or a reddish area of land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name DEROO can be found in the 15th-century records of the city of Ghent, in present-day Belgium. A man named Jan DEROO was listed as a resident of the city in 1467.

In the 16th century, the name DEROO appeared in various Dutch and Flemish records, including the baptismal registers of several churches in the Netherlands and Belgium. For example, a man named Pieter DEROO was born in Amsterdam in 1573, and a woman named Maria DEROO was baptized in Antwerp in 1591.

Notable individuals with the surname DEROO include:

1. Gilles DEROO (1599-1678), a Flemish painter known for his religious and allegorical works.
2. Jan DEROO (1675-1738), a Dutch merchant and ship owner who established trade routes between the Netherlands and the West Indies.
3. Marie-Louise DEROO (1751-1823), a French writer and educator who founded one of the first schools for girls in Paris.
4. Pieter DEROO (1816-1892), a Belgian architect who designed several prominent buildings in Brussels, including the Palais des Beaux-Arts.
5. Eugène DEROO (1867-1941), a French politician and diplomat who served as the Ambassador to the United States from 1925 to 1933.

While the name DEROO has its origins in the Low Countries, it has since spread to other parts of Europe and the world due to migration and immigration patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DeRoo

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname DeRoo.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for DeRoo was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of DeRoo has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name DeRoo was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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