Roosevelt Surname

182,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Roosevelt Surname Definition:

(Dutch) One who lived at, or near, the rose farm or field.

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Roosevelt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5231:237,99022,794
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Brazil841:2,548,50477,255
Liberia811:54,4264,815
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
India441:17,433,304271,013
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Panama211:186,2985,509
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
China91:151,924,6187,954
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Roosevelt (42,430) may also be a first name.

Roosevelt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) One who lived at, or near, the rose farm or field.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The surname Roosevelt derives from the Dutch, van Rosevelt, which means 'of the rose field'. The surname initially came from the Dutch before crossing the Atlantic. The two Presidents (Franklin and Theodore) provide just two examples of the surname.

- bjorn.olsen

This is a Dutch surname, meaning 'rose field'.

- deleted-173293

Roosevelt Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Roosevelt Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Roosevelt (Marathi: रुसवेलट) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roosevelt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Roosevelt is the 182,624th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,131,734 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Roosevelt are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Roosevelt is also the 21,174th most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 42,430 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,523 people, or 1 in 237,990. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 15 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Illinois, where 10 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 62 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 12 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Roosevelt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Roosevelt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roosevelt surname grew 2,004 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roosevelt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Roosevelt last name are 8.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.32% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Roosevelt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,326 per year; in United States they earn 1.78% more than the national average, earning $43,919 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.45% less than the national average, earning $35,052 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Roosevelt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roosevelt in the Marathi language
रुसवेलटrusavelata66.67
रॉसेवेलीroseveli33.33

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