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

Rozier, 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 Rozier surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rozier in America

Rozier is the 7575th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rozier surname appeared 4,386 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 Rozier.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rozier 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 Rozier

The surname Rozier originated in France during the medieval period. It derives from the Old French word 'rosier', meaning rose bush or rose garden. The name likely referred to someone who lived near or tended rose bushes or gardens.

The Rozier surname first appeared in records from the region of Normandy in northern France during the 11th century. Early spellings include Rosiere, Rosyers, and Rousiers. The name spread to other parts of France over the following centuries.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Rozier name was Jehan le Rosier, mentioned in 13th-century records from Normandy. In the 14th century, Jean Rozier was a landholder in the Loire Valley region. Philippe Rozier, born around 1490 in Burgundy, served as a royal gardener.

During the Middle Ages, some Rozier families established themselves in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The surname appeared in the Hundred Rolls of 1273 as Rosyer and Rosiere among landholders in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

Notable individuals with the Rozier surname include Claude Rozier (1570-1638), a French monk and scholar who wrote on religious topics. Philippe Rozier (1703-1776) was a French botanist and member of the Academy of Sciences. Gilbert Rozier (1757-1827) founded an early French agricultural journal.

In the 19th century, Jean-Baptiste Rozier (1815-1879) became a prominent architect in Marseille, designing several churches and public buildings. American aviator Calbraith Perry Rodgers (1879-1912), born Rozier, was among the first to fly across the continental United States in 1911.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rozier

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

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

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