Rossner Surname

290,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Rossner Surname Definition:

(German) One who rode a horse; one who came from Rosna, Rossen or Roessen, in Germany; descendant of Rozzo, a pet form of names beginning with Hrod (famous), as Hrodmund, Rothari and Hrotfrid.

Rossner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5261:689,08554,664
Germany3001:268,35228,532
Brazil1211:1,769,20957,430
Canada841:438,63838,170
Austria531:160,66921,171
France301:2,214,091176,965
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Paraguay261:278,3364,605
Chile241:734,02016,565
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
England111:5,065,278148,650
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

The alternate forms: Rössner (1,046) are calculated separately.

Rossner (29) may also be a first name.

Rossner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who rode a horse; one who came from Rosna, Rossen or Roessen, in Germany; descendant of Rozzo, a pet form of names beginning with Hrod (famous), as Hrodmund, Rothari and Hrotfrid.

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

Rossner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rossner occurs most in The United States. It can appear as a variant: Rössner. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rossner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 290,346th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,525,054 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Rossner live; 46 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. Rossner is also the 1,951,561st most common forename on earth It is held by 29 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 526 people, or 1 in 689,085. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 13 percent are found, New Jersey, where 13 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 23 percent are found and Brazil, where 9 percent are found.

Rossner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rossner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rossner surname increased 584 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 110 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rossner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rossner last name are 1.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52% registered with the party.

The amount Rossner earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.8% more than the national average, earning $49,103 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.31% less than the national average, earning $47,543 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rössner951,046/
Roessner93870/
Roissner930/
Rosner9215,122/
Roesner862,970/
Rossney86179/
Rassner86177/
Ressner86153/
Rossnes86111/
Russner8669/
Rohsner8660/
Roisner8640/
Roszner8617/
Roysner8616/
Hrosner8611/
Rosnger862/
Rousner861/
Roshner861/
Rosnner861/
Rossneh861/
Rosnerr861/
Rosneer860/
Rosne8331/
Reussner80162/
Roehsner8039/
Raessner8010/
Roschner804/
Rousneir801/
Roeshner801/
Rösszner801/
Reessner800/
Rossnett800/
Rösner779,989/
Rasner771,809/
Roßner771,637/
Resner771,538/
Rozner771,451/
Rosney77479/
Rosnes77445/
Rosnet77219/
Roisne7764/
Roshne7716/
Rossna7715/
Rosneh7715/
Rusner7713/
Roxner7712/
Rosnee7712/
Rosnie779/
Rhosne774/
Rosnea772/
Rocner772/
Räsner772/
Rossni772/
Rosnej771/
Rojner771/
Rosnei771/
Rosneu771/
Rosnerová7550/
Rosnerova752/
Rochner71327/
Resnier71215/
Rasneur71113/
Raesner7172/
Rosness7171/
Rajsner7167/
Roezner7167/
Roizner7160/
Rössnerová7148/
Roeßner7144/
Rosnett7133/
Rausner7131/
Reusner7129/
Royzner7127/
Reszner7122/
Roshnee7114/
Röhsner719/
Ruszner718/
Rosenne717/
Reshner717/
Roznere716/
Rasnier714/
Rushner714/
Roisnet714/
Rojzner714/
Roshney713/
Hrozner713/
Rosnets712/
Röszner712/
Rousney711/
Rassneh711/
Raasner711/
Rosznerová711/
Rousneh711/
Ruzsner711/
Roisney710/
Reesner710/
Radsner710/
Rashner710/
Rasnerr710/
Rosnnet710/
Rossnis710/
Rhasner710/
Rosni672,303/
Rosna671,101/
Rasne67138/
Reschner67129/
Rosny6762/
Rotschne6751/
Röschner6744/
Raschner6735/
Ruschner6718/
Reuszner6714/
Roxne6714/
Hreshner677/
Rojne676/
Rocne674/
Rozne673/
Rüschner672/
Rosinnes672/
Rouznehr671/
Rutshner671/
Roshnets671/
Rosennes671/

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