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The Roeder surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,742 people carried this name — #5,185 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 43,700 people counted. That is up 3% from 6,561 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Roeder surname

German surname, variant of Roder.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Roeder» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 198 people named Roeder.

20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Moselle.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 20
Moselle 76
Haut-Rhin 20
Bas-Rhin 20
Paris 17
Pas-de-Calais 10
Meurthe-et-Moselle 9
Oise 7
Nord 6

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

43 people named Roeder have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 63 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Silesian 21
Greater Poland 13
Opole 5
Pomeranian 2
West Pomeranian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

32 people named Roeder live in Switzerland.

They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Thurgau.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Thurgau 8
Zurich 8
Vaud 7
Fribourg 5
Valais 4

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Roeder in American newspapers,
1907–1925.

Newspaper page from The White Mountain Echo carrying the name Roeder
The White Mountain Echo 1925-09-12
Newspaper page from The Butte Daily Post carrying the name Roeder
The Butte Daily Post 1917-05-30
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Roeder
Daily Kennebec Journal 1907-01-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 18,436 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Roeder,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Louis Roeder
    Louis Roeder 1835–1918 · politician
  • Mila Roeder
    Mila Roeder 1847–1887 · opera singer
  • David W. Roeder d. 2011 · mathematician
  • Johann Albrecht von Roeder 1745–1788 · Landrat
  • Fructuosus Roeder 1747–1789 · monk
  • Albrecht von Roeder 1811–1857 · farmer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

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