Explore the Family Name Rosburg

The meaning of Rosburg

1. German: variant of Rossburg, a habitational name from Roseburg near Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, or from Rochsburg, Saxony. 2. Americanized form of Swedish Rosborg, an ornamental name composed of the elements ros ‘rose’ + borg ‘castle’, or Rosberg. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Klaus.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Rosburg has seen a steady increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 61,376th most common last name in the U.S., but by 2010, it had climbed to the 57,516th position. This represents an upward shift of approximately 6.29%. Over the same decade, the count of individuals carrying the Rosburg surname also increased by about 15.69%, with the proportion per 100,000 people rising by roughly 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,376	#57,516	6.29%
Count	306	354	15.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.12	9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rosburg

Turning to the ethnic identity associated with the Rosburg surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a few noticeable shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander significantly decreased by 56.88% during this period. Meanwhile, the data shows a new emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010, which was not recorded in the 2000 census. The dominant ethnicity associated with the Rosburg name remains to be White, which saw a slight uptick from 93.46% to 94.35%. No individuals identified as Hispanic, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native in both decades.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.46%	94.35%	0.95%
Two or More Races	0%	3.39%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.27%	1.41%	-56.88%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.63%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%