Explore the Family Name Rottmann

The meaning of Rottmann

1. German: elaborated form of Rott, formed with Middle High German man ‘man’. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Rothmann. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Hans, Kurt, Maximilian.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Rottmann has seen a rise in popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 47,654th and rose to the 42,378th rank in 2010, marking an increase of 11.07%. The count of people with the Rottmann surname also increased by 22.49% during the same period, from 418 in 2000 to 512 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people also grew by 13.33%, going from 0.15 to 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,654	#42,378	11.07%
Count	418	512	22.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.17	13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rottmann

In terms of ethnicity as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census, there have been some slight shifts among those carrying the Rottmann surname between 2000 and 2010. Individuals identifying as White made up the majority of the Rottmanns in both years, although their percentage decreased slightly from 97.37% to 94.92%. The proportion of Asian/Pacific Islanders with this surname increased modestly from 1.20% to 1.37%. Notably, there was no representation of this surname within those identifying as two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000. However, by 2010, individuals identifying as two or more races and Hispanic started to carry the Rottmann surname, accounting for 0.98% and 2.73% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.37%	94.92%	-2.52%
Hispanic	0%	2.73%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.2%	1.37%	14.17%
Two or More Races	0%	0.98%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%