Roote Surname
Approximately 448 people bear this surname
Roote Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Root.' There is no prefix to early examples denoting a local derivation. No doubt Root was a personal name, Roots being the genitive form; compare William and Williams, Jenkin and Jenkins.
Read More About This SurnameRoote Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 201 | 1:1,803,278 | 118,231 |
| Canada | 161 | 1:228,855 | 21,956 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Grenada | 4 | 1:27,134 | 1,180 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 60 | 1:406,256 | 24,311 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
Roote Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Root.' There is no prefix to early examples denoting a local derivation. No doubt Root was a personal name, Roots being the genitive form; compare William and Williams, Jenkin and Jenkins.
Simon Rote, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Peter Rote, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
1623-4. William Roote, Essex and Elizabeth Dagnet: Marriage Lic. (London).
1745. Baptised — Thomas, s. Robert Rootes: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1708. Married — James Root and Elizabeth Camplin: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) Gay, Cheerful [Old English rót] (Teutonic) the Red, Ruddy [O.H.Ger. rót (mod. rot) = Old Saxon ród =O.N. rióþ-r, red] Peter Rote.—Hundred Rolls
Local. A place lying low, the base, foot, or bottom of a mountain, the lower part of land.
Root is evidently another form of Wroot, a Lincolnshire surname, and the name of a Lincolnshire parish.
Roote Demographics
Average Roote Salary in
United States
$42,154 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Roote Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roote Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Roote is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Roote? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 668,257th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. Roote is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Roote reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 201 people, or 1 in 1,803,278. In The United States Roote is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 33 percent are found, New York, where 17 percent are found and Michigan, where 15 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 36 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.
Roote Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Roote has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roote surname increased 718 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 105 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Roote Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Roote surname are 2.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.22% registered with the party.
The amount Roote earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.31% less than the national average, earning $42,154 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.77% less than the national average, earning $48,806 CAD per year.
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Roote Reference & Research
Root - Roots DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Root - Roots FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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