Explore the Family Name Rosi

The meaning of Rosi

1. Italian: patronymic or plural form of the personal name Roso. 2. American shortened form (and Greek feminine form, denoting ‘the daughter, or wife of’) of Greek Rosis: variant of Rossis (see Rossi). 3. Italianized form of Slovenian Rosič (see Rosic) and probably also of Rožič (see Rozic). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Reno, Angelo, Gianfranco, Gino, Luca, Paolo.

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

Based on data drawn from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Rosi" saw a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, this last name ranked 58,999th in prevalence within the United States, falling to 59,470th by 2010 – a drop of 0.8%. However, the count of individuals bearing the Rosi name increased by 5.92%, rising from 321 people in 2000 to 340 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 remained steady at 0.12 throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,999	#59,470	-0.8%
Count	321	340	5.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rosi

In terms of ethnicity, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census, most individuals with the surname Rosi identified as White, although there was a minor decrease from 93.77% in 2000 to 90.88% in 2010. During that same period, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic rose significantly by 41.44%, climbing from 3.74% to 5.29%. There were no recorded instances of Rosi individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or of Two or more races in either census year. For the first time in 2010, a small portion of individuals with the Rosi surname (1.47%) identified as Black. No changes were noted in the American Indian and Alaskan Native category.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.77%	90.88%	-3.08%
Hispanic	3.74%	5.29%	41.44%
Black	0%	1.47%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%