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

Rohn, 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 Rohn surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rohn in America

Rohn is the 14014th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rohn surname appeared 2,149 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 Rohn.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rohn 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 Rohn

The surname Rohn is of German origin, tracing its roots back to the 16th century. It is believed to have originated from the Low German word "rohn," which means "to clear land." This suggests that the name's earliest bearers were likely individuals involved in land clearing or agricultural activities.

The name Rohn is thought to have first appeared in historical records in the Rhineland region of Germany, particularly in areas around the cities of Cologne and Bonn. Some of the earliest documented references to the name can be found in parish registers and tax records from the late 1500s.

One notable early mention of the Rohn surname is in the Breviarium Monasticum, a medieval manuscript from the 12th century that lists the names of various monastic officials and landowners. A certain "Johannes Rohn" is recorded as a landholder in the vicinity of Aachen, indicating the presence of the name in that region during that time period.

In the 17th century, the Rohn name can be found in various legal documents and court records from the Palatinate region of Germany. For instance, a certain "Matthias Rohn" is mentioned as a party in a land dispute case from the year 1628.

One of the earliest known individuals with the Rohn surname was Johann Rohn, born in 1621 in the town of Zülpich, near Cologne. He was a prominent merchant and played a significant role in the local trade guilds of his time.

Another notable figure from history bearing the Rohn name was Christoph Rohn, a Protestant theologian and scholar who lived from 1663 to 1737. He served as a professor at the University of Heidelberg and authored several influential religious texts.

In the 19th century, the Rohn name gained recognition through the works of the German poet and writer, Carl Rohn, who was born in 1822 in the city of Mannheim. His poetry and literary works focused on themes of nature and rural life, reflecting his upbringing in the German countryside.

The surname Rohn can also be traced back to various place names in Germany, such as Rohndorf (now part of Cologne) and Rohnbach, a small village in the Rhineland-Palatinate region. These place names may have contributed to the formation and spread of the Rohn surname in their respective localities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rohn

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

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 Rohn 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 Rohn 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 Rohn was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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