Rofes is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Rofes
No. of characters: 5
Origin: England
Meaning:

Family name is variant form of the Ruff. The same as Rough - Has probably no reference to want of polish. It is more likely to be local, and derived from residence near a rough, that is, a place overgrown with bushes, or a rough uneven ground.

Rofes is the form of Ruff. The red-haired or ruddy man.

Surname Rofes is a variant of Rolfe. Descendant of Rolf meaning "fame, wolf".

A variation of Raffe. Descendant of Raff, a variant of Ralph meaning "shield, wolf".

Variation of the Ralph. Descendant of Ralph meaning "shield, wolf".

Surname is variation of Ralfs. A derivative of Ralph.

Surname is a variant of the Relph. See Ralph - The personal name Radulphus, introduced at the time of the Norinan Conquest. It has given rise to Relfe, Realf, Ralfs, Raw, Rawes, Rawson, Rason, Rawlins, Rawlings, Rawlinson, Roaf, Rolfe, and other surnames.

Family name is variant form of Roaf. The personal name Ralph was sometimes so written, in the fifteenth century.

A variant form of Roff. See Rolfe - The same as Rollo, Radulph, or Ralph - Local, in Scotland: place unknown. Lord Rollo's lineal ancestor was John de Rollo, who lived in the reign of King David II

The great landholder, Goisfrid de Bec, son of Rollo, and grandson of Crispinus, baron of Bec, is styled in Domesday "Filius Rolf."

Rofes is the variant of Rolfe. The same as Rollo, Radulph, or Ralph - Local, in Scotland: place unknown. Lord Rollo's lineal ancestor was John de Rollo, who lived in the reign of King David II

The great landholder, Goisfrid de Bec, son of Rollo, and grandson of Crispinus, baron of Bec, is styled in Domesday "Filius Rolf."

Lastname is variant form of Rolph. A corruption of Ralph - The personal name Radulphus, introduced at the time of the Norinan Conquest. It has given rise to Relfe, Realf, Ralfs, Raw, Rawes, Rawson, Rason, Rawlins, Rawlings, Rawlinson, Roaf, Rolfe, and other surnames.

Rofes is variant form of Rough. Has probably no reference to want of polish. It is more likely to be local, and derived from residence near a rough, that is, a place overgrown with bushes, or a rough uneven ground.

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Rofes Namesakes

  • Eric Rofes, gay activist, educator

Rofes Namesakes

  • Eric Rofes, gay activist, educator

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