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

Root (Georgian: როოტ, Russian: Роот) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

Root is the 14,680^th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 192,066 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Root are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Root is also the 125,093^rd most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 3,274 people.

The last name Root is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 27,296 people, or 1 in 13,279. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 10 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 95 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 8 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Root Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Root Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (81%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Root last name are 17.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.52% registered with the 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.