Roel

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• Borrowed from Galician Roel.
• Borrowed from Dutch Roel, a short form of the personal names Roeland and Roelof.

Proper noun

Roel (plural Roels)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Roel is the 36695^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 609 individuals. Roel is most common among Hispanic/Latino (76.19%) and White (21.67%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Roel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• lore, Orel, Orle, Orël, eorl, orle, relo, role, rôle

Cebuano

Proper noun

Roel

1. a male given name

Dutch

Etymology

Shortened from Roelof, Roeland and other names starting with Roel-.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Roel

1. a male given name