Rootes Surname

310,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Rootes Surname Definition:

Probably from Routes, or Routtes, a commune in the arrondissement of Yvetot, in Normandy.

Rootes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4291:844,89364,474
England3541:157,39614,847
Australia2571:105,04211,793
Canada1221:302,01327,942
Israel391:219,42720,804
Wales51:618,90625,852
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1351:180,55814,908
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Rootes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably from Routes, or Routtes, a commune in the arrondissement of Yvetot, in Normandy.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rootes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rootes is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rootes.

How Common Is The Last Name Rootes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 310,758th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,012,827 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 32 percent of Rootes live; 32 percent live in North America and 32 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 429 people, or 1 in 844,893. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 10 percent are found, Florida, where 6 percent are found and Maryland, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 21 percent are found.

Rootes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rootes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rootes last name grew 3,064 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 262 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rootes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rootes surname are 13.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.07% being registered with the party.

The amount Rootes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.1% less than the national average, earning $40,085 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.67% more than the national average, earning $52,999 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rooties922/
Rhootes920/
Roote91448/
Rotes91169/
Rothes83299/
Rooste8354/
Rottes8334/
Rooter8333/
Rodtes8319/
Rootei8310/
Rootje839/
Rostes839/
Rotges839/
Rhotes832/
Roohte831/
Rootis831/
Roetes831/
Roothe830/
Routes830/
Rote808,484/
Roostee7774/
Rottges7726/
Rooster7724/
Rodttes779/
Rotheus771/
Roostte771/
Roothie771/
Roote'e771/
Roostei771/
Rodthes771/
Roethes770/
Hrodtes770/
Routies770/
Rothe7336,060/
Rotte732,052/
Roter731,704/
Rates731,666/
Rotea73708/
Route73524/
Roste73436/
Rotge73335/
Rohte73260/
Rutes73254/
Royte73247/
Roota73224/
Rotis7399/
Rotie7360/
Rotey7341/
Rotep7341/
Rotee7327/
Roite7321/
Rooty7315/
Rotei7312/
Ruote7310/
Rotés735/
Rooti734/
Roteh734/
Rotex733/
Rotje732/
Rotec732/
Rotez731/
Rhote731/
Rodte731/
Roted731/
Rotet731/
Roetteis7116/
Roothuis719/
Rootishe711/
Rother6722,288/
Rotter6714,637/
Ruthes671,701/
Roster67799/
Roiter67705/
Rottie67607/
Rattes67388/
Rottet67386/
Routhe67354/
Rosted67330/
Routis67315/
Routet67289/
Royter67268/
Routte67259/
Rothey67236/
Rochte67136/
Ruotte67131/
Router67129/
Rutges67103/
Rottee6771/
Rostis6757/
Rottey6754/
Routex6741/
Routie6738/
Rothje6738/
Rothis6734/
Ruoste6732/
Rahtes6728/
Rathes6727/
Rostey6725/
Ratesh6723/
Ruttes6721/
Rothie6719/
Rostea6717/
Rouste6716/
Rottée6711/
Rothea6710/
Rothed679/
Rote'e679/
Rotais677/
Rottis676/
Rodted676/
Rastes675/
Rotheÿ675/
Rostte675/
Hrotte675/
Rotish673/
Rhoter673/
Rutesh673/
Rostei673/
Roitei673/
Rodter673/
Routeh673/
Roteth672/
Routee672/
Routey672/
Reutes672/
Rotech672/
Rothet672/
Rosste672/
Rootha671/
Rotyse671/
Routea671/
Roteat671/
Ratets671/
Rootii671/
Rostee671/
Rotehe671/
Rotheu671/
Rotajs671/
Roiste671/
Rrothe671/
Routei671/
Routge671/
Rotthe671/
Rotuis671/
Roti's671/
Rotois671/
Ruites671/
Rujtes671/
Ruteas671/
Rotteh671/
Raates671/
Rootio671/
Rootyo671/
Roitte671/
Rotyce671/
Rooschter671/
Rustes671/
Hrates671/
Rhotte670/
Rhutes670/
Rostet670/
Rhotea670/
Rateus670/
Roteet670/
Roteer670/

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Rootes Reference & Research

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