Explore the Family Name Rosborough

The meaning of Rosborough

1. Scottish: variant of Roseberry. 2. In some cases also an Americanized form of Swedish Rosborg (see Rosburg) or perhaps Rosberg.

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How common is the last name Rosborough in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Rosborough saw a slight decline between the years 2000 and 2010. In terms of rank, Rosborough fell from 20,754 in 2000 to 22,516 in 2010, marking an 8.49% change. The count also decreased from 1,184 individuals bearing the name in 2000 to 1,142 in 2010, indicating a 3.55% drop. This further reflects in the proportion per 100k people which lowered from 0.44 to 0.39 during the same period, translating to an 11.36% reduction.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,754	#22,516	-8.49%
Count	1,184	1,142	-3.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.39	-11.36%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rosborough

Ethnically, the Rosborough surname witnessed some changes as well over the ten-year span according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native with this last name rose from zero in 2000 to 0.70 and 1.40 respectively by 2010. People identifying with two or more races saw an increase of 42.50%, going up from 1.60 in 2000 to 2.28 in 2010. Similarly, there was an 81.48% hike in the proportion of Hispanics having the Rosborough surname, from 1.35 in 2000 to 2.45 in 2010. However, the percentage of white individuals with this surname saw a small decrease from 64.02 to 61.47, while the black population represented by this surname dipped slightly from 32.09 to 31.70.

	2000	2010	Change
White	64.02%	61.47%	-3.98%
Black	32.09%	31.7%	-1.22%
Hispanic	1.35%	2.45%	81.48%
Two or More Races	1.6%	2.28%	42.5%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.4%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.7%	0%