Popularity of the last name by country
Algeria
- Oran (440)
- Alger (431)
- Blida (268)
- Constantine (216)
- Guelma (73)
- Annaba (69)
- Mostaganem (60)
- Sidi Bel Abbes (44)
- Batna (37)
- El Tarf (36)
- Tipaza (32)
- Sétif (31)
- Skikda (22)
- Mascara (21)
- Béjaïa (17)
- Souk Ahras (14)
- Tlemcen (13)
- Aïn Témouchent (11)
- Médéa (9)
- Relizane (7)
- Biskra (5)
- Boumerdès (5)
- Jijel (4)
- Chlef (3)
- Oum El-Bouaghi (3)
- Bord-Bou-Arréridj (2)
- Laghouat (2)
- Mila (2)
- Saida (2)
- Aïn Defla (1)
- El-Bayadh (1)
- Khenchela (1)
All countries
- France (1,068,770)
- Canada (18,332)
- Réunion (15,883)
- United States (13,857)
- Belgium (9,169)
- Algeria (2,101)
- Germany (1,595)
- Switzerland (1,463)
- United Kingdom (1,374)
- Netherlands (1,310)
- India (811)
- Luxembourg (805)
- Austria (511)
- Italy (492)
- Unknown country (393)
- Guadeloupe (361)
- Spain (310)
- New Caledonia (225)
- Martinique (198)
- Tunisia (146)
- Morocco (114)
- Denmark (105)
- Chile (103)
- Viet Nam (101)
- St. Pierre and Miquelon (98)
- Brazil (88)
- Madagascar (82)
- Turkey (79)
- Australia (68)
- Netherlands Antilles (54)
- Poland (53)
- Hungary (52)
- Mauritius (52)
- Haiti (51)
- Ireland (48)
- Slovakia (Slovak Republic) (46)
- Monaco (44)
- Russian Federation (41)
- Lebanon (40)
- French Guiana (39)
Origine of last name
ROYER : 1: French and English (of Norman origin): occupational name from Old French roier ‘cartwright wheelwright’.2: French: from an ancient Germanic personal name composed of hrōd ‘fame renown’ + hari heri ‘army’. Compare <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Rodier">Rodier</a>.3: English: occupational name from Middle English rouer(e) ‘rower oarsman’ perhaps used for a sailor.4: Altered form of German <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Reyer">Reyer</a>.
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