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

Rosete, 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 Rosete surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rosete in America

Rosete is the 15833rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rosete surname appeared 1,838 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 Rosete.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rosete 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 Rosete

The surname Rosete has its origins in Spain, dating back to the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "rosa," meaning rose, and may have initially referred to individuals associated with the cultivation or trade of roses.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Rosete can be found in the Repartimiento de Sevilla, a document from the 13th century detailing the distribution of land and property in the city of Seville after its conquest by the Christian forces of King Ferdinand III of Castile. This suggests that the name was already in use during this time in the Iberian Peninsula.

Throughout the centuries, variations of the spelling, such as Rosetta, Roset, and Rozet, have been documented in various historical records across Spain and its territories. Notable individuals bearing this surname include Juan de Rosete, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of the Canary Islands in the 15th century, and Diego de Rosete, a 16th-century Spanish explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico.

In the 17th century, the name Rosete appeared in documents related to the Spanish colonization of the Americas. One example is Pedro de Rosete, a Spanish soldier and settler who played a role in the establishment of the city of Monterrey in what is now Mexico, in the early 1600s.

Moving into the 18th century, the surname Rosete can be found in records from the Spanish colonies in the Caribbean, such as Juan Rosete, a landowner in Cuba during the late 1700s. Additionally, María Rosete, a Spanish composer and musician, was active in the late 18th century and is considered one of the earliest known female composers in Spain.

In the 19th century, the name Rosete gained some prominence in the field of literature with José María Rosete, a Mexican poet and writer born in 1825. His works, including the poem "El Zopilote" (The Vulture), explored themes of Mexican identity and culture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rosete

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

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

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