Rothenberg Surname

64,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Rothenberg Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Rothenberg (red fortress), the names of several places in Germany.

Rothenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5771:79,1919,043
Israel2,5531:3,352465
Germany4431:181,72821,226
Canada851:433,47837,831
England361:1,547,72466,012
Australia291:930,88655,860
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
France31:22,140,907385,998
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Rothenberg (16) may also be a first name.

Rothenberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Rothenberg (red fortress), the names of several places in Germany.

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

Rothenberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rothenberg occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rothenberg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 64,143rd most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 933,822 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Rothenberg are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rothenberg is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name throughout the world, held by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 4,577 people, or 1 in 79,191. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 24 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Florida, where 13 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 33 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Rothenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rothenberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rothenberg surname grew 5,794 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 277 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rothenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rothenberg last name are 43.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.72% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rothenberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.76% less than the national average, earning R 126,516 per year; in United States they earn 30.96% more than the national average, earning $56,506 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.96% more than the national average, earning $55,128 CAD per year.

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