Explore the Family Name Rother

The meaning of Rother

German: 1. nickname for a person with red hair, from an inflected form of Roth 1. 2. from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements hrōd ‘renown’ + hari, heri ‘army’ or hard ‘strong, hardy’. 3. variant of Roder. 4. habitational name from any of various places so named. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Hans, Heinz, Elke, Florian, Franz, Gerda, Konrad, Lotti, Reinhard.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Rother saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Rother was ranked the 15,796th most popular surname in the United States, with 1,693 instances recorded. By 2010, it had risen to the 15,748th position with 1851 instances, representing a growth of 9.33%. The proportion per 100k people remained stable at 0.63 during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,796	#15,748	0.3%
Count	1,693	1,851	9.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.63	0.63	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rother

Regarding ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of people with the surname Rother identified as White, making up 94% in 2010, a slight decrease from 94.92% in 2000. The second largest group identified as Hispanic, growing from 2.84% in 2000 to 2.97% in 2010. There was also a noticeable increase in those identifying as Black or belonging to two or more races, with the latter group increasing by 36.84%. No individuals with the surname Rother identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.92%	94%	-0.97%
Hispanic	2.84%	2.97%	4.58%
Two or More Races	0.95%	1.3%	36.84%
Black	0.77%	1.03%	33.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%