Explore the Family Name Rosie

The meaning of Rosie

Scottish (Caithness and Orkney): habitational name from Rossie near Montrose (Angus) or any of several other places with this name, e.g. in Fife and Perthshire; from Scottish Gaelic ros ‘(wooded) promontory’ + possibly the topographic suffix -in.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Rosie" saw a notable decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Rosie was ranked the 53,904th most common surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had fallen to 73,215th, marking a drop of 35.82%. The actual count of individuals carrying this surname also decreased from 359 to 265 during the same period, representing a 26.18% decrease. The proportion of people named Rosie per 100,000 US citizens also fell from 0.13 to 0.09, indicating a 30.77% reduction.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,904	#73,215	-35.82%
Count	359	265	-26.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.09	-30.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rosie

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Rosie according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of bearers of this surname identified as white in both 2000 and 2010, with proportions of 85.24% and 87.17% respectively, showing an increase of 2.26%. The Hispanic identity linked to this surname experienced a significant decrease from 6.41% to 3.77%, marking a 41.19% drop. The percentage of those identifying as Black saw a rise from 6.41% to 7.55%, a 17.78% increase. There were no recorded instances of the Rosie surname within the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.24%	87.17%	2.26%
Black	6.41%	7.55%	17.78%
Hispanic	6.41%	3.77%	-41.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%