Rossow Surname

91,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Rossow Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who came from Russia (derived from the Rossi, a tribe of Norsemen flourishing in the ninth century).

Rossow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6181:138,44914,447
Germany1,4841:54,2497,043
Brazil5521:387,81614,804
Australia3061:88,22110,161
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Norway681:75,62210,585
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Austria141:608,24554,975
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
England81:6,964,757184,742
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
France71:9,488,960336,266
Finland61:916,11741,832
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1971:254,91721,039

The alternate forms: Rossów (5) are calculated separately.

Rossow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who came from Russia (derived from the Rossi, a tribe of Norsemen flourishing in the ninth century).

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

Rossow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rossow is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Rossów. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rossow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 91,799th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,398,224 people. The last name Rossow occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Rossow reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,618 people, or 1 in 138,449. In The United States Rossow is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 19 percent live, Michigan, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 28 percent live and Brazil, where 11 percent live.

Rossow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rossow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,329 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rossow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rossow are 9.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.2% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rossow earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 37.39% more than the national average, earning 475,468 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.9% more than the national average, earning R 327,708 per year; in United States they earn 6.47% more than the national average, earning $45,942 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.85% less than the national average, earning $46,778 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rossów945/
Rossouw9230,511/
Roussow929/
Rossoyw921/
Rossows921/
Rosow91232/
Roussouw86156/
Roossouw861/
Russow831,040/
Rossov83463/
Rassow83128/
Rossof8323/
Rosouw833/
Rossaw832/
Ressow832/
Rosasw831/
Rossuw831/
Roosow830/
Rousow830/
Rohsow830/
Roshow830/
Rossowová802/
Russouw77662/
Rossova77522/
Rossoff77132/
Ressouw77119/
Roussaw7754/
Roschow7752/
Rassouw7745/
Reussow7723/
Rossauw7716/
Roussov7713/
Hrossov779/
Rousouw777/
Rosseuw777/
Roussof772/
Roussuw771/
Rossouv771/
Rooshow770/
Rosov73148/
Rosof73135/
Rusow7359/
Roßow7350/
Resow7322/
Rosob7319/
Rosów7314/
Rasow732/
Roxow731/
Rosaw730/
Hrossova7126/
Rosshoff7113/
Roussova715/
Rousseuw713/
Rossgopf711/
Rodschow711/
Roussauw711/
Rochow671,777/
Rosoff67932/
Russaw67634/
Russov67351/
Rosova6770/
Hrosov6741/
Roseuw6733/
Rassov6730/
Rushow6725/
Rasowa6713/
Rossab679/
Rasouw677/
Rousaw676/
Rashow676/
Rassof675/
Roshov675/
Rousseauw675/
Rassaw674/
Roosov674/
Roschowfe673/
Rousov673/
Resouw672/
Roszów672/
Rosovs672/
Rosoph672/
Rossaf671/
Rosawe671/
Rosoev671/
Reszow671/
Rotsov671/
Roysov671/
Russof671/
Roshaw671/
Rososf671/
Rossav671/
Ratsow670/
Reusow670/

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