Rothenberger Surname

103,761st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Rothenberger Surname Definition:

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

Rothenberger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2501:161,09316,401
Germany1,6541:48,6736,363
Switzerland4091:20,0803,239
Canada791:466,40040,200
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
England191:2,932,529101,561
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Austria91:946,15970,786
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3621:138,72613,107

Rothenberger 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

Rothenberger Last Name Facts

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

Rothenberger is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rothenberger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 103,761st most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,609,440 people. Rothenberger is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Rothenberger are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,250 people, or 1 in 161,093. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 23 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Indiana, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States it occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 37 percent reside and Switzerland, where 9 percent reside.

Rothenberger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rothenberger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rothenberger last name grew 622 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rothenberger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rothenberger surname are 7.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rothenberger earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.76% more than the national average, earning $43,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.65% less than the national average, earning $47,872 CAD per year.

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