Explore the Family Name Rowbotham

The meaning of Rowbotham

English: apparently a habitational name from a lost or as yet unidentified place, perhaps in Derbyshire, named from Middle English rou(g)h ‘rough’ + bottom ‘valley, valley bottom’ (Old English rūh, botm).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Rowbotham has seen an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked the 35,003rd most popular surname but by 2010, it had risen to the rank of 33,343, showing a rise of 4.74 percent. The number of individuals with this surname also increased during this decade, going from 610 to 685 which is a 12.3 percent change. The proportion per 100,000 remained constant at 0.23, indicating that while the absolute count increased, its prevalence compared to other surnames was relatively stable.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,003	#33,343	4.74%
Count	610	685	12.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.23	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rowbotham

When looking at the ethnicity data gleaned from the Decennial U.S. Census, it's clear that the majority of those with the Rowbotham surname are of White descent, though this percentage decreased slightly from 96.07 percent to 93.28 percent between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as being of two or more ethnicities saw a significant increase, growing from 1.15 percent to 2.48 percent, a dramatic jump of 115.65 percent. While there were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black, representation within the Hispanic community grew from 0.98 percent to 1.02 percent, and American Indian and Alaskan Native representation increased from 1.48 percent to 2.04 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.07%	93.28%	-2.9%
Two or More Races	1.15%	2.48%	115.65%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.48%	2.04%	37.84%
Hispanic	0.98%	1.02%	4.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%