Explore the Family Name Rosendo

The meaning of Rosendo

Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish: from the personal name Rosendo, of ancient Germanic origin, composed of the elements hroth ‘glory, victory’ + sinths ‘road’. The name was borne by a Galician saint (10th century).

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

The surname Rosendo has seen an increase in popularity according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it ranked 29,099 in terms of commonality among surnames, but by 2010, it had climbed to a rank of 21,790 - a significant change of 25.12%. The count of individuals with this last name also surged during this period, growing from 767 in 2000 to 1,193 in 2010, marking a 55.54% increase. The prevalence of the Rosendo surname per 100,000 people similarly rose from 0.28 to 0.4, a 42.86% increment.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,099	#21,790	25.12%
Count	767	1,193	55.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.4	42.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rosendo

As per the ethnicity data taken from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Rosendo surname identified as Hispanic in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight increase observed over this decade — 89.31% to 92.46%. A decrease was noted in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and White, declining by 37.47% and 32.71% respectively. The proportion of Black individuals with the Rosendo last name also saw a drop from 0.78% in 2000 to 0.59% in 2010. There was no change in the percentage of people identifying as two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native, holding steady at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	89.31%	92.46%	3.53%
White	5.35%	3.6%	-32.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.43%	2.77%	-37.47%
Black	0.78%	0.59%	-24.36%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%