Explore the Family Name Rosing

The meaning of Rosing

1. German (also Rösing) and Dutch: patronymic from Roso, a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with hrōd ‘fame, renown’. 2. Swedish: ornamental name from ros ‘rose’ + the suffix -ing ‘belonging to’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Rosing has seen some fluctuations in popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked 50,055 and by 2010, it had dropped slightly to rank 50,362, marking a decrease of 0.61%. However, the actual count of people with the surname increased from 393 in 2000 to 415 in 2010, an increase of 5.6%. Nonetheless, when considering the proportion per 100k individuals, there was a drop of 6.67% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,055	#50,362	-0.61%
Count	393	415	5.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rosing

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Rosing provides an interesting look at its distribution across different groups. According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the vast majority identifying as White decreased from 93.13% in 2000 to 87.95% in 2010, a shift of -5.56%. There were no individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year. The percentage of those identifying with two or more ethnicities dropped by 21.57% in the same period. Interestingly, the Hispanic representation saw a significant rise of 144.92% from 3.05% to 7.47%. Notably, the American Indian and Alaskan Native group emerged in 2010 with a 1.45% share, where previously there had been none reported.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.13%	87.95%	-5.56%
Hispanic	3.05%	7.47%	144.92%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.45%	0%
Two or More Races	1.53%	1.2%	-21.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%