Rotten Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Chile

Rotten Surname Definition:

From Rodden, a parish co. Somerset. Rotten, Rotton, Rodden, Roddam, Roden are found as U.S. names.

Rotten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Chile711:248,1197,493
Argentina591:724,46549,289
England121:4,643,172139,951
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
France51:13,284,544357,392
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Rötten (63) are calculated separately.

Rotten (51) may also be a first name.

Rotten Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Rodden, a parish co. Somerset. Rotten, Rotton, Rodden, Roddam, Roden are found as U.S. names.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Rotten Last Name Facts

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

Rotten occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Rötten. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rotten? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rotten is the 904,049th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 24,703,545 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Rotten are found; 46 percent are found in South America and 44 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly used given name throughout the world, borne by 51 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 4,588,088. In The United States Rotten is most numerous in: California, where 16 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Arkansas, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 24 percent reside and Argentina, where 20 percent reside.

Rotten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rotten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rotten surname grew 239 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rotten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rotten surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Rotten earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.16% less than the national average, earning $34,882 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rötten9463/
Routten92139/
Roetten923/
Roten913,492/
Rotthaen8637/
Rutten8314,219/
Rütten834,754/
Rothen832,223/
Rhoten832,062/
Rosten831,398/
Roeten83393/
Ratten83373/
Routen83294/
Rottem83139/
Rohten83139/
Roteng8348/
Rooten8342/
Rottin8340/
Royten8329/
Rojten8327/
Retten8312/
Roteen831/
Rotien831/
Rottyn831/
Rotn8011/
Rottink77225/
Rotting7797/
Routien7761/
Rettien7758/
Rotthin7750/
Rattien7749/
Rottina7734/
Roisten7724/
Roshten7724/
Rodtien7724/
Roysten7713/
Retteen778/
Roytien775/
Rossten773/
Rousten773/
Rathten772/
Routhen772/
Rochten772/
Rutteen771/
Rostent771/
Rostøen771/
Ratteng771/
Ruoteng771/
Routtin770/
Reutten770/
Roethen770/
Rhoyten770/
Roosten770/
Rosen7350,434/
Rotem732,384/
Rotin731,692/
Rotne73143/
Ruten73110/
Rocen7377/
Reten7374/
Raten7369/
Rotyn739/
Rattn731/
Hrotn731/
Roßen731/
Rohtn731/
Rontt730/
Rothn730/
Ruttn730/
Rostenne71110/
Rattenne7116/
Rodthien718/
Roethien712/
Routtion711/
Rotenova711/
Ron6750,620/
Roosen676,405/
Rossen673,106/
Rusten671,470/
Rattin671,088/
Rosien67563/
Routin67559/
Rostin67549/
Ruiten67545/
Roseen67434/
Rotina67392/
Rasten67264/
Ruyten67238/
Rateng67217/
Ruthen67215/
Reuten67168/
Rochen67167/
Roisen67152/
Rotink67123/
Rostem6794/
Roseng6793/
Rutend6775/
Rothén6774/
Rothin6771/
Rosenn6765/
Roysen6760/
Rahten6754/
Ruttyn6752/
Rettin6746/
Rostén6744/
Rohtin6734/
Rousen6734/
Rauten6731/
Roting6727/
Rotgin6722/
Rosend6722/
Ruteng6721/
Rethen6718/
Rosent6717/
Rosenø6716/
Rotyna6713/
Rose'n6712/
Rosenk6710/
Rojsen6710/
Ruttin679/
Routengue679/
Ruttem677/
Retien677/
Roetin677/
Rooien676/
Rotimt676/
Rathen675/
Rutien675/
Rhosen674/
Rattem674/
Rattén674/
Rotyng673/
Rooeen673/
Ratien672/
Röthen672/
Roytin672/
Ruttenová671/
Roycen671/
Roystn671/
Rhotin671/
Rattne671/
Rohien671/
Rocehn671/
Roceng671/
Hreten671/
Rottim671/
Rosenq671/
Rattín671/
Rothne671/
Rostèn671/
Ros'en671/
Ruttenova671/
Rateen671/
Roethn670/
Hrosen670/

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