Where Does The Last Name Root Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Root (Georgian: როოტ, Russian: Роот) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Root? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 14,680^th most common surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 192,066 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Root reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Root is also the 125,093^rd most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 3,274 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 27,296 people, or 1 in 13,279. In The United States Root is most frequent in: Michigan, where 10 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States it exists in 95 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 8 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Root Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Root has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Root surname grew 333 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Root Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Root surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (81%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Root surname are 17.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Root earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.1% more than the national average, earning R 259,260 per year; in United States they earn 3.95% more than the national average, earning $44,854 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.96% more than the national average, earning $54,633 CAD per year.