Given name & surname
Roof
“fame, glory, renown”
Roof is a surname with more than one origin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a German surname, it goes back to a word meaning “fame, glory, renown.”
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Where it comes from
As a German surname, it comes from Proto-West Germanic *hrōþi.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Roof’s family of names
In English usage, Roof as a surname has a related form in Rolfe. In English usage, Roof as a surname has a related form in ROUGH.
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