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

Rose, 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 Rose surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rose in America

Rose is the 177th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rose surname appeared 153,397 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 52 people would have the surname Rose.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rose 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 Rose

The surname Rose originated in England and is derived from the Old English word 'rose', which was used as a nickname for someone with a rosy complexion or a ruddy face. The name first appeared in records around the 13th century.

In the Hundred Rolls of 1273, one of the earliest written records of surnames in England, the name Rose is listed as a surname in various counties, including Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Cambridgeshire. This suggests that the name was already well-established by that time.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Rose can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from 1166, where a person named William Rose is mentioned. Another early example is from the Curia Regis Rolls of Worcestershire from 1221, which lists a Robert le Rose.

The surname Rose is also found in the Domesday Book of 1086, the great survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror. The name is recorded as "Roscelin" and "Roise", which were early spellings of the name.

Some notable historical figures with the surname Rose include:

1. William Jonathon Rose (1801-1873), an English politician and Member of Parliament for Southampton.
2. Hugh Rose (1801-1885), a British Army officer who served in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
3. Ernesto Tornquist Rose (1842-1942), an Argentine businessman and philanthropist.
4. Courtice Pounds Rose (1857-1940), a British architect and designer.
5. John Holland Rose (1855-1942), a British historian and scholar.

The surname Rose has also been associated with various place names in England, such as Rosedale in North Yorkshire, Rosedene in Derbyshire, and Rosehill in Nottinghamshire. These place names may have influenced the spelling and distribution of the surname in certain regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rose

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

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

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