Explore the Family Name Rosebrough

The meaning of Rosebrough

Probably an altered form of Rosberg or Rossburg (see Rosburg).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Rosebrough experienced a slight change in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 46,240th in terms of prevalence among surnames in the United States, dropping to 48,160th by 2010—an overall decrease of 4.15%. However, despite the drop in rank, the actual count of individuals bearing the surname Rosebrough actually increased from 434 in 2000 to 439 in 2010, marking a small growth of 1.15%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a minor decrease, dipping from 0.16 to 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,240	#48,160	-4.15%
Count	434	439	1.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rosebrough

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes for the Rosebrough surname between 2000 and 2010. The majority of Rosebroughs identified as White, although this percentage slightly decreased from 84.79% in 2000 to 83.60% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Black or African American also dropped slightly from 12.67% to 11.39%. There was no recorded ethnicity of Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic for this surname in both years. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, jumping from 1.38% in 2000 to 2.73% in 2010 — a growth of 97.83%. Additionally, the 2010 census recorded a presence of multiple races among individuals with the Rosebrough surname, which was not previously noted in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.79%	83.6%	-1.4%
Black	12.67%	11.39%	-10.1%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.38%	2.73%	97.83%
Two or More Races	0%	1.59%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%