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

Rogue, 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 Rogue surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rogue in America

Rogue is the 15005th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rogue surname appeared 1,968 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Rogue.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rogue 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 Rogue

The surname Rogue is believed to have originated in France, likely in the 12th or 13th century. It is derived from the Old French word "rogue," which means "arrogant" or "haughty." This word itself has its roots in the Latin term "rogare," meaning "to ask insistently or arrogantly."

In medieval France, the term "rogue" was often used to describe a person with a bold, brash, or even slightly roguish personality. It's possible that the surname was initially given as a descriptive nickname to someone who exhibited such traits.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Rogue can be found in the Calendars of the Duchy of Normandy, where a certain "Raoul le Rogue" is mentioned in an entry from 1295.

Another early reference to the name appears in the "Livre des Bourgeois de Rouen," a historical record of the citizens of Rouen, France. In this document, dated around 1350, a man named "Guillaume Rogue" is listed as a resident of the city.

In the 15th century, a notable figure bearing the surname Rogue was Jean Rogue, a French priest and theologian who lived from approximately 1420 to 1492. He was known for his writings on ecclesiastical law and served as a canon of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris.

During the 16th century, the name Rogue appeared in several English records, likely carried over by French immigrants or nobility. One example is Sir Thomas Rogue, an English courtier and diplomat who was born around 1530 and served under Queen Elizabeth I.

In the 17th century, a prominent individual with the surname Rogue was Pierre Rogue, a French mathematician and astronomer who lived from 1617 to 1683. He made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and was elected to the French Academy of Sciences.

Over the centuries, variations of the surname Rogue have emerged, including Rogues, Roguet, and Rogueau, among others. These variations often reflect regional spellings or adaptations of the name as it spread across different areas of France and beyond.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rogue

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

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 Rogue 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 Rogue 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 Rogue was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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