The Royer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,279 people carried this name — #3,203 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 26,200 people counted. That is up 4% from 10,836 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 12,932 people named Royer.
155 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 98 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 269 people named Royer 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 Liège.
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
111 people named Royer live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 83 people named Royer 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Royer in American newspapers,
1915–1925.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.
Who carried it
People named Royer,
with a public archive behind them.
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Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer 1703–1755 · composer -
Franz von Royer d. 1671 · colonel
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Jean Royer d. 1377 · Catholic priest
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Charles Royer d. 1681 · organ builder
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Paul Royer d. 1999 · prehistorian
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Johann Royer 1574–1655 · gardener
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Royer.
When the index is not enough
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