The Roger surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,054 people carried this name — #8,176 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 73,000 people counted. That is down 13% from 4,654 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 17,418 people named Roger.
203 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 103 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 796 people named Roger live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 473 people named Roger live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
167 people named Roger live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
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 Poland’s population register
44 people named Roger have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 69 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 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
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
49 people named Roger is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Roger in American newspapers,
1889–1926.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 438,076 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Roger,
with a public archive behind them.
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Hugues Roger 1293–1363 · Catholic priest
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Guillaume III Roger de Beaufort 1332–1395 · aristocrat -
Jean-Pierre Roger 1757–1825 · politician -
Julius Roger 1819–1865 · physician -
Henri Roger de Beauvoir 1847–1909 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 209 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Roger.
- Roessel 259 · U.S. census
- Roessler 2,369 · U.S. census
- Roffe 385 · U.S. census
- Rogala 936 · U.S. census
- Roge 256 · U.S. census
- Rogel 2,265 · U.S. census
- Rogers 302,261 · U.S. census
- Roget 112 · U.S. census
- Rogge 2,583 · U.S. census
- Roggero 228 · U.S. census
- Roggy 109 · U.S. census
- Rogier 392 · U.S. census
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