Rosenstein Surname

83,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Rosenstein Surname Definition:

(German) Rose stone.

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Rosenstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2851:110,33812,021
Israel1,1471:7,4611,159
Germany5241:153,63618,379
Argentina1441:296,82923,706
Canada1191:309,62728,530
Slovenia881:28,2695,866
France811:820,03498,127
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Belgium461:249,92730,800
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Mexico321:3,878,94425,867
Jamaica311:92,5794,005
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Austria131:655,03358,041
England131:4,286,005132,302
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
China31:455,773,85521,925
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2531:198,49317,293

Rosenstein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Rose stone.

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

User-submitted Reference

An Ashkenazi Jewish and German surname. The surname simply means 'a stone of roses'.

- noam

Rosenstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rosenstein occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rosenstein.

How Common Is The Last Name Rosenstein? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 83,890th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,264,102 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Rosenstein are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 3,285 people, or 1 in 110,338. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 12 percent live, Illinois, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 20 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.

Rosenstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rosenstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rosenstein surname increased 1,298 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 24 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rosenstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rosenstein last name are 44.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.42% registered with the party.

The amount Rosenstein earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 43.1% more than the national average, earning R 340,056 per year; in United States they earn 34.36% more than the national average, earning $57,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.97% more than the national average, earning $73,018 CAD per year.

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