Explore the Family Name Rosenwald

The meaning of Rosenwald

1. German: habitational name from any of several places so named, for example in former East Prussia. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German compound Rosenwald ‘rose wood’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Rosenwald has seen a subtle shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 38,395 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it had declined slightly to rank 40,261, indicating a 4.86% decrease. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased slightly from 542 to 544 over the ten-year span, marking a growth rate of 0.37%. Meanwhile, the proportion of people with the Rosenwald surname per 100,000 decreased by 10.0%, moving from 0.2 to 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,395	#40,261	-4.86%
Count	542	544	0.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rosenwald

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes for the Rosenwald surname between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped significantly from 1.66% to 0.92%, a change of -44.58%. Those reporting two or more ethnic identities went from none reported in 2000 to 0.92% in 2010. The overwhelming majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, with a slight decrease from 94.83% to 94.67%. The count of those identifying as Hispanic showed the most significant increase, rising from 1.48% to 2.57%, a boost of 73.65%. There were no individuals identifying as Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.83%	94.67%	-0.17%
Hispanic	1.48%	2.57%	73.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.66%	0.92%	-44.58%
Two or More Races	0%	0.92%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%