English and French: occupational name for a wheelright, from
Old French roier, rouwier, rouer, roer.French: from a Germanic personal name composed of
hrod ‘renown’ + hari, heri
‘army’.Respelling of German Rauer. kh.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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