Rother Surname
Approximately 22,288 people bear this surname
Rother Surname User-submission:
Research indicates that the surname Rother originates in Bavaria and comes from rot haar or 'red hair'.
Rother Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 17,389 | 1:4,630 | 549 |
| United States | 2,390 | 1:151,656 | 15,572 |
| Brazil | 975 | 1:219,563 | 8,509 |
| Poland | 471 | 1:80,698 | 12,532 |
| Austria | 264 | 1:32,255 | 5,183 |
| Canada | 158 | 1:233,200 | 22,307 |
| England | 110 | 1:506,528 | 32,143 |
| South Africa | 84 | 1:644,973 | 47,754 |
| Australia | 75 | 1:359,943 | 30,133 |
| France | 56 | 1:1,186,120 | 124,657 |
| Switzerland | 53 | 1:154,961 | 14,619 |
| Argentina | 45 | 1:949,854 | 60,205 |
| Netherlands | 41 | 1:411,882 | 42,990 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Denmark | 24 | 1:235,196 | 18,480 |
| Uruguay | 16 | 1:214,485 | 16,699 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 25 | 1:975,015 | 39,671 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 222 | 1:226,210 | 19,119 |
The alternate forms: Röther (1,023) are calculated separately.
Rother (395) may also be a first name.
Rother Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Research indicates that the surname Rother originates in Bavaria and comes from rot haar or 'red hair'.
- rother110Rother Demographics
Average Rother Salary in
United States
$43,743 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rother Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rother Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rother occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Röther. Click here for further possible spellings of Rother.
How Common Is The Last Name Rother? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 24,267th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 326,972 people. Rother occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Rother live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 434,832nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 395 people.
It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 17,389 people, or 1 in 4,630. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent live and Bavaria, where 10 percent live. Beside Germany this surname exists in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.
Rother Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Rother has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rother surname expanded 1,077 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 440 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rother Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Rother surname are 29.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.27% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Rother earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.18% less than the national average, earning 290,084 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.46% more than the national average, earning R 343,284 per year; in United States they earn 1.38% more than the national average, earning $43,743 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.7% more than the national average, earning $63,445 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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