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

Rosenboom, 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 Rosenboom surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rosenboom in America

Rosenboom is the 46647th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rosenboom surname appeared 456 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 Rosenboom.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rosenboom 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 Rosenboom

The surname Rosenboom is of Dutch origin and dates back to the early 17th century. It is derived from the Dutch words "roos" meaning rose and "boom" meaning tree, likely referring to a rose bush or a place where rose bushes grew. The name was initially found in the provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel in the Netherlands.

One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was Hendrick Rosenboom, a merchant from Amsterdam, who is mentioned in records from the year 1625. Another early instance of the name can be found in the baptismal records of the Dutch Reformed Church in Leiden, where a child named Pieter Rosenboom was baptized in 1638.

The surname Rosenboom is not found in the Domesday Book, as this was a survey of landowners in England conducted in 1086, long before the name emerged in the Netherlands. However, there are references to the name in other historical records from the Dutch Golden Age.

One notable bearer of the name was Nicolaas Rosenboom, a Dutch painter who lived from 1630 to 1686. He was a renowned artist known for his still-life paintings and landscapes. Another individual of note was Pieter Rosenboom, a Dutch theologian and writer who lived from 1762 to 1838 and authored several religious works.

In the 19th century, a family of Rosenbooms emigrated from the Netherlands to the United States, where they settled in the state of Michigan. One member of this family, Johannes Rosenboom, born in 1845, became a prominent figure in the Dutch immigrant community and played a significant role in establishing the Christian Reformed Church in the region.

Other notable individuals with the surname Rosenboom include Gerrit Rosenboom, a Dutch politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the late 19th century, and Jan Rosenboom, a Dutch artist and sculptor active in the early 20th century, known for his monumental works in public spaces.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rosenboom

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

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

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