Explore the Family Name Routt
The meaning of Routt
English: 1. from Middle English riwet, ruwet, rowet, ruffet (Old English rȳwet, rūhet or rū(we)t) ‘rough ground’. The surname may have been topographic, denoting someone who lived on an area of rough ground, or a habitational name for someone who lived at any of various minor places called Ruffet(t), Ruffits, or The Roughet (Gloucestershire, Surrey, Sussex), Ruet (Surrey), or at what is now Rout Farm, near Bolney, Sussex. 2. (of Norman origin): from the Middle English personal name Ro(h)ald, Rohaut, usually an Old French form of ancient Germanic Hrothowald, Rodoald (from hrōd ‘fame, renown’ + wald ‘rule, ruler’), although it could also derive from the cognate Old Norse name Hróaldr, Róaldr. 3. perhaps a shortened form of Roughead, a nickname for someone with shaggy or unkempt hair from Middle English and Older Scots rugh(e), ruf(e), ro(u)gh(e), ru(we), rowe ‘rough, hairy’ + heved, hed ‘head’.
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How common is the last name Routt in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Routt experienced a minor decline in rank from 15,217 in 2000 to 15,397 in 2010, representing a decrease of 1.18%. However, the count of individuals with this surname rose from 1,775 to 1,904 during the same time frame, signifying a growth of 7.27%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a small drop of 1.52%, moving from 0.66 in 2000 to 0.65 in 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #15,217 | #15,397 | -1.18% |
| Count | 1,775 | 1,904 | 7.27% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.66 | 0.65 | -1.52% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Routt
The ethnic identity associated with the surname Routt, according to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has shifted somewhat between 2000 and 2010. The largest ethnicity identified was White, although it dropped from 83.83% in 2000 to 79.67% in 2010. In contrast, the percentage of those identifying as Two or more races saw the most significant increase, rising from 0.79% to 2.31%. The Black community represented 13.08% in 2010, up from 12.28% in 2000. Both Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities also increased, while the Hispanic proportion nearly doubled, going from 1.75% to 3.15%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 83.83% | 79.67% | -4.96% |
| Black | 12.28% | 13.08% | 6.51% |
| Hispanic | 1.75% | 3.15% | 80% |
| Two or More Races | 0.79% | 2.31% | 192.41% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0.73% | 1.1% | 50.68% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.62% | 0.68% | 9.68% |