Rosenwald Surname

304,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Rosenwald Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Rosenwald (rose forest), in Germany.

Rosenwald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8431:429,96337,116
Israel1911:44,8046,039
Germany1291:624,07349,483
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
France81:8,302,840321,660
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
England41:13,929,515290,718
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Rosenwald (55) may also be a first name.

Rosenwald Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Rosenwald (rose forest), in Germany.

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

Rosenwald Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rosenwald occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Rosenwald click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rosenwald? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rosenwald is the 304,156th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,848,753 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Rosenwald reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Rosenwald is also the 1,336,256th most widespread first name globally, borne by 55 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 843 people, or 1 in 429,963. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Rosenwald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rosenwald has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rosenwald surname expanded 1,505 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rosenwald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rosenwald surname are 45.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 98.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rosenwald earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.54% more than the national average, earning $52,010 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.4% more than the national average, earning $67,770 CAD per year.

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