Explore the Family Name Rossin

The meaning of Rossin

1. Italian: northern variant of Rossini, with loss of the final -i. 2. German: habitational name from a place so named near Anklam in West Pomerania. 3. English: variant of Rosson. 4. Welsh: variant of Rossen. Some characteristic forenames: German Claus, Viktor, Ewald.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the Rossin surname saw a slight drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The surname was ranked 41,060th in 2000 but fell to 43,438th by 2010, marking a decrease of 5.79 percent. Additionally, the total count of individuals bearing this surname diminished from 501 in 2000 to 497 in 2010, a marginal decrease of 0.8 percent. This also led to a decrease in the proportion per 100k people, which went down by 10.53 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,060	#43,438	-5.79%
Count	501	497	-0.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rossin

Furthermore, the ethnic identity associated with the surname Rossin underwent changes during the same period, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased from 78.64 percent to 74.04 percent. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Black increased significantly from 18.56 percent to 21.53 percent. There was also a new category introduced in 2010 - Hispanic, accounting for 2.01 percent of the total number of Rossins. However, there was no one who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, and the percentage of those identifying as two or more races dropped slightly.

	2000	2010	Change
White	78.64%	74.04%	-5.85%
Black	18.56%	21.53%	16%
Hispanic	0%	2.01%	0%
Two or More Races	1.8%	1.41%	-21.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%