The name was borne by the Norman lords Roger I, who conquered Sicily in the 11th century, and his son Roger II, who ruled Sicily as a king. This name was very popular in France in the first half of the 20th century. In the English-speaking world it was popular especially from the 1930s to the 50s.

" Roger de Coverley," once a favorite English country dance, is said to have been so called from 1685. Addison took him early 18c. as the name of a recurring character in the "Spectator." THE first of our society is a gentleman of Worcestershire, of ancient descent, a baronet, his name Sir Roger de Coverley.

The meaning of ROGER is —used especially in radio and signaling to indicate that a message has been received and understood.

Roger Of Germanic origin, a name meaning "famous warrior" or "famous spearman". Name Census estimates that about 281,245 living Americans carry the first name Roger. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Roger today is around 65 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Roger births was 1953 (13,199 babies). This page is the full Name Census ...

“Roger!” has become a go-to expression to acknowledge a message, most often uttered over the phone or a radio transmitter when doing something vaguely important.