Explore the Family Name Rout

The meaning of Rout

1. English: variant of Routt. 2. Indian (northern states): variant of Raut 1. Some characteristic forenames: Indian Biswa, Jyoti, Smruti.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Rout has shown a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 47,735 in popularity, while by 2010, it had risen to rank 45,189, demonstrating a growth rate of 5.33%. Furthermore, the count of people with the surname Rout also increased during this period, from 417 in 2000 to 474 in 2010, marking a rise of 13.67%. The proportion per 100,000 people with the last name Rout also saw an increase of 6.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,735	#45,189	5.33%
Count	417	474	13.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.16	6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rout

In regards to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some intriguing changes in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Rout between 2000 and 2010. The proportion of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a substantial increase of 111.94%, moving from 10.55% to 22.36%. There was also a slight increase in those self-identifying as Black, from 13.67% to 14.14%. Conversely, the percentage of individuals identifying as White fell by 17.39%, from 70.74% to 58.44%. Those identifying as two or more races decreased slightly from 3.60% to 2.95%. Meanwhile, there were no reported individuals with the surname Rout who identified as either Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	70.74%	58.44%	-17.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	10.55%	22.36%	111.94%
Black	13.67%	14.14%	3.44%
Two or More Races	3.6%	2.95%	-18.06%
Hispanic	1.44%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%