Roife meaning | Last name Roife origin

The 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.

Lastname Roife is a variation of the 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.

Roife is variation of the Roaf. The personal name Ralph was sometimes so written, in the fifteenth century.

The Roife is a variation of 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.

Surname is a form of Ralfs. A derivative of Ralph.

The lastname Roife is a form of Ruff. The red-haired or ruddy man.

Form of the Rolfe. Descendant of Rolf meaning "fame, wolf".

Roife is variant of Ralph. Descendant of Ralph meaning "shield, wolf".

Roife is a variation of the Raffe. Descendant of Raff, a variant of Ralph meaning "shield, wolf".

Variant 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."

A form 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 Roife is a 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.