Rossitter Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Ireland

Rossitter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rossitter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada371:995,82774,831
England361:1,547,72466,012
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Rossitter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rossitter occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rossitter? popularity and diffusion

Rossitter is the 1,581,912th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Rossitter live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 995,827. In Canada Rossitter is mostly found in: Ontario, where 95 percent reside, British Columbia, where 3 percent reside and Newfoundland and Labrador, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Canada it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 28 percent reside.

Rossitter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rossitter has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Rossitter last name declined 18 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 49 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 117 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rossitter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Rossitter surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rossitter surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rossitter earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.85% more than the national average, earning $51,596 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rossiter9415,234/
Rositter944/
Rossetter89351/
Rossister897/
Rossitier895/
Rossieter893/
Rossiteer891/
Rossither890/
Rassitter890/
Rositer8857/
Rossite8811/
Rositte888/
Roissetter8496/
Rossetterd840/
Rossette82639/
Rosseter82222/
Rossitti82168/
Rosetter8215/
Rositeur824/
Rossäter822/
Rossites821/
Rossitta821/
Rassiter821/
Roositer821/
Rosiette821/
Róssiter821/
Russiter820/
Ressiter820/
Rosister820/
Rositier820/
Roseiter820/
Rosester820/
Rossitee820/
Rossitie820/
Rosite80577/
Rossiterová801/
Roussette78263/
Rossettie7898/
Rossittis7815/
Roseshter789/
Roisetter785/
Roisseter784/
Roshester782/
Rossaitti781/
Rosseette781/
Rossester780/
Rodsetter780/
Rassister780/
Roscieter780/
Roscester780/
Rosette754,221/
Rossete75780/
Rossita75271/
Rosiete75228/
Rosites7581/
Rossiti7535/
Rositta7535/
Rositti7510/
Resiter755/
Roseite754/
Roseter751/
Rossity751/
Rosyter751/
Rozitte751/
Roziter750/
Roosite750/
Rossetti7153,682/
Rassette71129/
Rossetta71123/
Rosettie7142/
Rochitte7121/
Rossetty7113/
Rosshita7111/
Rosettes719/
Roscitti716/
Roseitti715/
Resseter713/
Reussite713/
Roscette712/
Rossitio712/
Rousette712/
Roshette712/
Rossitha712/
Roseatte711/
Roseitta711/
Rosettee711/
Rossetie711/
Rossitis711/
Rosether711/
Rossetes711/
Resetter711/
Resieter711/
Roseette711/
Rozetter711/
Roussete711/
Roussita711/
Rossetei711/
Rocester711/
Russeter710/
Rasseter710/
Royseter710/
Rochestterr701/
Rosita6781,474/
Rosete6726,859/
Rochester6710,297/
Rozite67867/
Rositi67551/
Rocite676/
Rosity675/
Rasite673/
Rochetter672/
Roscheter671/
Rossettii671/
Rosestedt671/
Rochister671/
Roissetta670/

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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 Rossitter
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