Explore the Family Name Rozas

The meaning of Rozas

Galician and Spanish: habitational name from any of numerous places called Rozas, especially in Galicia, from the plural form of Galician and Spanish roza ‘cleared land ready for plowing’ (see Roza). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Ramon, Santiago, Carlos, Emeterio, Fernando, Guillermo, Luis, Miguel, Rolando.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Rozas has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of this surname moved up from 35,106 to 33,772, indicating a 3.8% rise in popularity. Additionally, the count of people carrying the Rozas surname increased by nearly 11%, growing from 608 individuals in 2000 to 674 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.23.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,106	#33,772	3.8%
Count	608	674	10.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.23	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rozas

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Rozas, data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some changes between 2000 and 2010. In both years, there were no reported instances of this surname among Asian/Pacific Islanders, individuals identifying as two or more races, Black individuals, or American Indians and Alaskan Natives. Meanwhile, the percentage of people with the Rozas surname who identified as White decreased by just over 6%, dropping from 71.38% in 2000 to 67.06% in 2010. On the other hand, the proportion of Hispanic individuals with this surname saw a significant increase of 20.47%, rising from 26.48% in 2000 to 31.90% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	71.38%	67.06%	-6.05%
Hispanic	26.48%	31.9%	20.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.99%	0%	0%