Rotstein Surname

347,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Rotstein Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, meaning 'red stone'. It is derived from the words Rot/Roth, meaning 'red', and Stein, meaning 'stone'.

Rotstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3881:934,17369,936
Canada2111:174,62417,463
Argentina1481:288,80723,114
Australia1061:254,67623,375
Brazil581:3,690,937102,732
Mexico421:2,955,38622,751
Belgium251:459,86646,150
England231:2,422,52489,093
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Rotstein Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, meaning 'red stone'. It is derived from the words Rot/Roth, meaning 'red', and Stein, meaning 'stone'.

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Rotstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rotstein occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rotstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 347,722nd most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,933,916 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Rotstein reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 388 people, or 1 in 934,173. In The United States Rotstein is mostly found in: California, where 21 percent live, New York, where 19 percent live and Illinois, where 12 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent live and Argentina, where 14 percent live.

Rotstein Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rotstein last name are 42.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.77% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rotstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 12.89% more than the national average, earning $48,710 USD per year and in Canada they earn 97.59% more than the national average, earning $98,171 CAD per year.

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Rotstein Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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