Explore the Family Name Roso
The meaning of Roso
1. Italian: from a masculinized form of Rosa, or a variant of Rosso. 2. Spanish: nickname from roso ‘smooth-faced; bald’. Compare Rozo. 3. Croatian: nickname from dialect roso ‘red-haired’, a word of Italian origin (see Rosso). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carlo.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Roso in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Roso has seen a slight decline in popularity. In 2000, Roso was ranked 58,257 in popularity, but by 2010, it had slipped to 60,196, a decrease of 3.33 percent. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of people with the surname Roso increased from 326 in 2000 to 335 in 2010, a 2.76 percent rise. The proportion of people named Roso per 100,000 individuals also decreased from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #58,257 | #60,196 | -3.33% |
| Count | 326 | 335 | 2.76% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.12 | 0.11 | -8.33% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Roso
The ethnic identity associated with the surname Roso has experienced some shifts over the same decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black both saw minor decreases. Notably, the proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic with the surname Roso increased significantly from 15.34 percent in 2000 to 22.69 percent in 2010, a nearly 48 percent increase. The number of Rosos who identify as White remains the majority but dropped slightly from 79.45 percent in 2000 to 73.13 percent in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races went from 1.84 percent in 2000 to being suppressed for privacy in 2010. The percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at zero.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 79.45% | 73.13% | -7.95% |
| Hispanic | 15.34% | 22.69% | 47.91% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 1.84% | 1.49% | -19.02% |
| Black | 1.53% | 1.49% | -2.61% |
| Two or More Races | 1.84% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |