Roth Surname

2,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237,580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Vatican City

Roth Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Red, Ruddy [Ger. roth, O.H.Ger. rôt]

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Roth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany96,4591:83556
United States84,3621:4,296478
Switzerland16,5361:49720
France9,9311:6,688565
Canada6,2901:5,858852
Austria4,0731:2,091169
Brazil2,9811:71,8132,678
Argentina2,9001:14,7391,311
Sweden2,0391:4,829459
Australia1,5671:17,2282,416
England1,1081:50,2876,234
Slovakia8601:6,205548
Netherlands7671:22,0173,515
Romania6691:30,0123,830
Thailand6691:105,58815,332
Cambodia6351:24,3891,401
Denmark5441:10,376977
Finland5061:10,8631,682
South Africa4871:111,24813,382
Czechia4711:22,5763,485
Belgium4571:25,1573,986
Norway3451:14,9051,757
Spain3051:153,28511,267
Uruguay1891:18,1572,052
Chile1641:107,4183,983
Hungary1621:60,5946,301
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Dominican Republic1541:67,7463,226
Mexico1431:868,01512,149
Croatia1301:32,5286,662
India1171:6,556,114148,695
Luxembourg941:6,176909
New Zealand911:49,7628,043
Italy801:764,45962,244
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Liechtenstein561:68589
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Paraguay461:157,3213,198
Venezuela441:686,45611,744
Wales421:73,6796,340
Estonia381:34,7846,408
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Namibia351:68,8407,364
Guyana311:24,5882,860
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
Ireland281:168,1767,397
China281:48,832,9132,633
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Honduras261:339,0942,848
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Guam251:6,405908
Panama231:170,0985,250
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Slovenia221:113,07612,203
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Japan171:7,520,25343,528
Colombia161:2,985,88014,490
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Hong Kong131:564,2683,428
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Bolivia101:1,061,6434,908
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Bahamas61:65,292848
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Albania31:971,35222,477
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Belize21:177,7373,502
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tonga11:107,313791
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Vatican City11:1174
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1511:161,42613,927
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,7161:4,686576

The alternate forms: Róth (1,636) & Rôth (3) are calculated separately.

Roth (3,220) may also be a first name.

Roth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Red, Ruddy [Ger. roth, O.H.Ger. rôt]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Red” in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) The red-haired or ruddy-complexioned man; one who came from Roth (red), the name of several places in Germany; descendant of Ruodo, a pet form of names beginning with Hrod (fame), as Hrodric, Hrodulf and Hrodowin.

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

(German.) Red color.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

User-submitted Reference

(English, German) The surname Roth or Rudd means 'red haired man'.

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Roth Last Name Facts

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

Roth (Georgian: როთჰ, Hindi: रोथ, Marathi: रोठ, Oriya: ରଥ) is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be rendered as: Róth or Rôth. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Roth is the 2,309th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 30,674 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Roth live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe. Roth is also the 126,448th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 3,220 people.

Roth is most common in Germany, where it is held by 96,459 people, or 1 in 835. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 24 percent reside, Bavaria, where 21 percent reside and Hesse, where 14 percent reside. Beside Germany Roth exists in 145 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Switzerland, where 7 percent reside.

Roth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Roth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Roth last name expanded 787 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 734 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 2,800 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roth Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Roth surname are 11.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Roth earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 222.13% more than the national average, earning €96,736 per year; in Norway they earn 8.44% more than the national average, earning 375,304 kr per year; in Peru they earn 106.97% more than the national average, earning S/. 40,122 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.52% more than the national average, earning $24,408,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.19% more than the national average, earning $47,544 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $54,357 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Róth921,636/
Rôth923/
Routh8990,970/
Rothe8936,060/
Rodth892,278/
Rooth891,698/
Roith891,062/
Roths89586/
Rotch89177/
Rotth8974/
Ruoth8919/
Royth8913/
Rothh892/
Rroth891/
Hroth891/
Rhoth890/
Rotsh890/
Rot8620,812/
Raouth801,942/
Routhe80354/
Rooths80121/
Roosth80107/
Routch8061/
Roitch8012/
Rrouth804/
Routth803/
Routhh801/
Hrouth801/
Roitth801/
Roytsh801/
Rrothe801/
Rotthe801/
D'Roth801/
Roothe800/
Rout75156,747/
Rath75132,441/
Ruot7540,228/
Root7537,943/
Rost7525,693/
Rott7512,113/
Rote758,484/
Rots75746/
Roht75487/
Royt75482/
Roit75333/
Rodh75208/
Ráth75186/
Rodt75143/
Rojt75126/
Rohd7584/
Hrot7557/
Rošt7512/
Roßt752/
Rotd752/
Rhot751/
Rãth751/
Roët751/
Rzot751/
Rothová731,237/
Roitsch73373/
Rothova7364/
Routsch730/
Roodt677,095/
Roots674,682/
Raath673,840/
Rochd672,774/
Rathe672,420/
Routt672,261/
Rotte672,052/
Roost672,004/
Raths671,687/
Rodts67543/
Route67524/
Roote67448/
Roste67436/
Royte67247/
Roust67215/
Rhout67211/
Roshd67201/
Hrout67174/
Roidt67150/
Ratch67150/
Routs67135/
Reuth67133/
Roitz67119/
Roodh6783/
Rohut6781/
Rotts6765/
Rojht6764/
Roitt6761/
Rathz6761/
Rohdt6748/
Hrots6742/
Roits6737/
Rosts6734/
Rathd6730/
Rotås6729/
Rocht6727/
Roist6724/
Rosst6723/
Roite6721/
Ratth6718/
Roott6712/
Roithová6712/
Rohst6711/
Ruote6710/
Routz6710/
Rouht679/
Rathß679/
Hrost678/
Roudh676/
Hroot676/
Roytz675/
Roszt675/
Rottz674/
Hrath673/
Rgoit673/
Rohds673/
Radth673/
Hrott673/
Rostt672/
Rohts672/
Hrgot672/
Royts671/
Ruodh671/
Ruott671/
Rostz671/
Rgott671/
Ratht671/
Rootp671/
Rodtz671/
Rhote671/
Rhost671/
Rodte671/
Rohtt671/
Rodch671/
Rhuot671/
Rostø671/
Rrost671/
Rohtz671/
Rrhot671/
Rathh671/
Rahth671/
Rhott670/
Hrotz670/
Ratsh670/
Rosht670/
Royst670/

Roth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roth in the Georgian language
როთჰroth-
Roth in the Oriya language
ରଥratha-
Roth in the Hindi language
रोथrotha81.82
रॉठrotha9.09
रोठrotha9.09
Roth in the Marathi language
रोठrotha77.92
रॉथrotha12.99
रोथrotha6.49
रोठेrothe2.6

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