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

Rosenbalm, 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 Rosenbalm surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rosenbalm in America

Rosenbalm is the 21483rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rosenbalm surname appeared 1,216 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Rosenbalm.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rosenbalm 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 Rosenbalm

The surname Rosenbalm has its origins in Germany, emerging sometime in the 16th century. It is a compound name derived from the German words "rose" and "balm," suggesting a connection to roses or the fragrant balm extracted from certain plants. The name likely originated in regions where rose cultivation or the production of aromatic oils and balms was prevalent.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Rosenbalm can be found in the church records of the city of Nuremberg, where a Johann Rosenbalm was documented in 1587. Another early reference comes from the town of Bamberg, where a family by the name of Rosenbalm is mentioned in a land registry from the early 17th century.

In the 18th century, the Rosenbalm name appears in various German-speaking regions, such as Bavaria and Saxony. Notable individuals from this time include Hans Rosenbalm, a renowned botanist and horticulturist from Dresden (1712-1788), who authored several influential works on rose cultivation and the distillation of essential oils.

As the name spread across Europe, variations in spelling emerged, including Rosenbalmen, Rosenbalmer, and Rosenbalmen. In some regions, the name was also associated with specific places, such as the town of Rosenbalm in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany.

Five individuals of note who bore the Rosenbalm surname throughout history include:

1. Johann Rosenbalm (mentioned earlier, from Nuremberg, 1587)
2. Hans Rosenbalm (botanist and horticulturist from Dresden, 1712-1788)
3. Elise Rosenbalm (German author and poet, 1802-1872)
4. Wilhelm Rosenbalm (Prussian military officer, 1818-1892)
5. Otto Rosenbalm (Austrian painter and illustrator, 1863-1935)

While the Rosenbalm name is relatively uncommon today, it holds a rich historical legacy, rooted in the German traditions of horticulture, aromatics, and the arts.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rosenbalm

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

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

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