Given name & surname
Roxas
Roxas is a surname from Spanish. It is used in English, Spanish, Tagalog, and Hiligaynon.
Original SpanishRojas
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Roxas through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 372
- 372 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #4,230 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −19%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,230 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 18.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 37 in 2019. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,982 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Roxas’s family of names
In Cebuano usage, Roxas as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with ROJAS. In Spanish usage, Roxas as a surname has a related form in PHILIPPINES. In Cebuano usage, Roxas as a surname has a related form in ROJAS.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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