Rosow Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Rosow Surname Definition:

(from a place name) The name of a town in the Ukraine. From it we also get the names Rossof, Rossovsky, and Rasofsky.

Rosow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England41:13,929,515290,718
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Rosów (14) are calculated separately.

Rosow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) The name of a town in the Ukraine. From it we also get the names Rossof, Rossovsky, and Rasofsky.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Rosow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rosow occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Rosów. For other potential spellings of Rosow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rosow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,070,546th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. Rosow is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Rosow are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Rosow is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 1,948,704. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 24 percent live, Connecticut, where 22 percent live and Texas, where 12 percent live. Apart from The United States Rosow is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 7 percent live and Poland, where 5 percent live.

Rosow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rosow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rosow last name grew 18,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rosow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rosow surname are 40.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.75% being registered to vote for the party.

Rosow earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.58% more than the national average, earning $64,110 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rosów9314/
Rossow915,212/
Rosouw913/
Roshow910/
Rohsow910/
Rousow910/
Roosow910/
Rossouw8330,511/
Roschow8352/
Roussow839/
Rousouw837/
Rossows831/
Rossoyw831/
Rooshow830/
Rosov80148/
Rosof80135/
Rozow8062/
Rusow8059/
Roßow8050/
Resow8022/
Rosob8019/
Rojow806/
Rasow802/
Roxow801/
Rosaw800/
Roussouw77156/
Rodschow771/
Roossouw771/
Rochow731,777/
Russow731,040/
Rosoff73932/
Rossov73463/
Rassow73128/
Roscov7379/
Rosova7370/
Hrosov7341/
Roseuw7333/
Rushow7325/
Rossof7323/
Rasowa7313/
Rasouw737/
Rousaw736/
Rashow736/
Roshov735/
Rossów735/
Roosov734/
Rousov733/
Rascow733/
Roscof733/
Rosoph732/
Rossaw732/
Rosovs732/
Roszów732/
Resouw732/
Ressow732/
Rossuw731/
Rotsov731/
Roysov731/
Roshaw731/
Rososf731/
Rosasw731/
Reszow731/
Rosoev731/
Rosawe731/
Rozowa731/
Rozows731/
Ratsow730/
Reusow730/
Roschowfe713/
Rossowová712/
Russouw67662/
Rossova67522/
Rossoff67132/
Ressouw67119/
Roussaw6754/
Hrosova6747/
Rassouw6745/
Rosgova6739/
Roscopf6736/
Hroshov6731/
Reussow6723/
Routsaw6722/
Rozsova6717/
Rousova6717/
Roshauw6716/
Rossauw6716/
Roscoff6715/
Roussov6713/
Hrossov679/
Raschow677/
Rosseuw677/
Roshova674/
Hrushow673/
Rousoff673/
Reschow672/
Roussof672/
Roshoff672/
Rotshaw671/
Rushgow671/
Rushoow671/
Roshopf671/
Rozhsov671/
Roshofs671/
Roszova671/
Rooshof671/
Rodshaw671/
Roeshaw671/
Roychow671/
Roussuw671/
Rossouv671/
Roschob671/
Roschaw670/

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Rosow Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rosow
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