Explore the Family Name Rosecrans

The meaning of Rosecrans

Variant of Rosencrans, a surname of German, Danish, Dutch (ultimately Danish), or Jewish origin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Rosecrans has seen a slight fluctuation in popularity over the first decade of the 21st century. In 2000, it was ranked as the 30,682nd most common surname, which slightly increased to the 31,906th position by 2010, marking a drop of about 3.99%. The total count of individuals bearing the name rose marginally from 717 to 723 within the same period, indicating an increase of approximately 0.84%. However, the proportion of individuals named Rosecrans per 100k people saw a decrease of around 7.41%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,682	#31,906	-3.99%
Count	717	723	0.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.25	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rosecrans

When discussing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Rosecrans, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of those bearing the surname were identified as White, making up 95.4% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 94.74% in 2010. While there were no reported individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicity with this surname in 2010, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic increased significantly from 1.39% to 2.35%. Furthermore, the data reflects that individuals identifying with two or more races appeared in 2010, whereas they were not present in 2000. Conversely, the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals with this surname dropped to zero in 2010, down from 1.53% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.4%	94.74%	-0.69%
Hispanic	1.39%	2.35%	69.06%
Two or More Races	0%	1.66%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.98%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.53%	0%	0%