Explore the Family Name Roses

The meaning of Roses

1. Catalan: old form of Rosas. 2. English (Worcestershire): variant of Rose, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Luis, Francisco, Guillermo, Jose, Ana, Carlos, Enrique, Gerardo, Guilermo, Jesus, Juan, Marcelino.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Roses slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Roses ranked 41,793rd in popularity among surnames in the United States with 490 individuals bearing it. By 2010, although the number of people with the Roses surname remained the same, its rank dropped to 43,969th due to an increase in other surnames. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Roses per 100k people in the population also experienced a slight decrease of 5.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,793	#43,969	-5.21%
Count	490	490	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Roses

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the surname Roses, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. While the representation of individuals identified as White and Asian/Pacific Islander declined by 15.29% and 2.65% respectively, the Hispanic representation increased by 27.69%. The count of those who identified themselves as belonging to two or more races and Black also slightly decreased by 12.54% and 6.42%, respectively. Notably, there were no individuals who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	54.69%	46.33%	-15.29%
Hispanic	36.12%	46.12%	27.69%
Black	3.27%	3.06%	-6.42%
Two or More Races	3.27%	2.86%	-12.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.65%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%