Find out how popular the last name Rhoten is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Rhoten.

Rhoten, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Rhoten surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rhoten in America

Rhoten is the 18057th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rhoten surname appeared 1,544 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Rhoten.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rhoten to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Rhoten

The surname Rhoten has its origins in the German language, with the earliest records dating back to the late 15th century in the Bavarian region of Germany. The name is believed to derive from the Old German word "roten," which means "to clear land for cultivation." This suggests that the surname may have originally referred to a person who cleared land for agricultural purposes or someone who lived in an area that had been recently cleared.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Rhoten can be found in the town records of Augsburg, Germany, from the year 1487, where a certain Hans Rhoten is mentioned as a landowner. There are also references to individuals named Rhoten in the Bavarian town of Rosenheim during the 16th century, suggesting that the name was particularly prevalent in this region.

The name Rhoten has also been linked to various place names in Germany, such as Rotenbach and Rotenburg, which may have influenced the development of the surname. It is possible that the name originally referred to someone who lived in or near one of these locations.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the surname Rhoten. One example is Johannes Rhoten (1515-1579), who was a prominent Lutheran theologian and reformer in the city of Nuremberg. Another is Christoph Rhoten (1610-1672), a German composer and organist who served at the court of the Elector of Saxony.

In the 19th century, there was a famous German painter named Karl Rhoten (1821-1887), known for his landscapes and genre scenes depicting rural life in Bavaria. Additionally, Heinrich Rhoten (1854-1912) was a respected German architect who designed several notable buildings in Berlin and other cities.

It is worth mentioning that the surname Rhoten has also been recorded in various spellings throughout history, such as Roten, Rotten, and Rothen, which further highlights its German origins and potential connections to different regions or dialects within Germany.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rhoten

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Rhoten.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Rhoten was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Rhoten has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Rhoten was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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