Explore the Family Name Rosengarten

The meaning of Rosengarten

1. German: habitational name from any of numerous places so named, or from a house or an area of a town so named. Rosengarten also was used as a term for a red-light district. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Rosengarten ‘garden of roses’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Avrohom, Sholom, Baruch, Shimon, Shmuel, Zev.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Rosengarten increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Rosengarten was ranked 29,543rd in terms of surname frequency and this improved to a rank of 28,241st by 2010, indicating an increase of 4.41%. The count of individuals bearing the Rosengarten surname also saw a significant rise from 753 in 2000 to 847 in 2010, marking a 12.48% growth. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people also slightly increased from 0.28 to 0.29 over the decade.

20002010Change
Rank#29,543#28,2414.41%
Count75384712.48%
Proportion per 100k0.280.293.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rosengarten

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the Rosengarten surname identify as White, accounting for 96.68% in 2000 and slightly increasing to 96.81% in 2010. The number of Rosengartens identifying as Hispanic saw the largest change, increasing by 57.50% over the decade. However, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more races both decreased, by 33.02% and 36.56% respectively. Meanwhile, no individuals with the surname Rosengarten identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

20002010Change
White96.68%96.81%0.13%
Hispanic1.2%1.89%57.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander1.06%0.71%-33.02%
Two or More Races0.93%0.59%-36.56%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%