Rotton Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Rotton Surname Definition:

From the Dutch, Rooten; a personal name.

Rotton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2961:1,224,52386,796
England1011:551,66433,983
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
India121:63,922,115578,870
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
France31:22,140,907385,998
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Rotton (47) may also be a first name.

Rotton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Dutch, Rooten; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Rotton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rotton (Bengali: রত্তন, Russian: Роттон) is most common in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rotton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 679,794th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. The surname Rotton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Rotton reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Rotton is also the 1,467,136th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 47 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 1,224,523. In The United States Rotton is most prevalent in: Alabama, where 36 percent live, Arkansas, where 17 percent live and Georgia, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Rotton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rotton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rotton surname expanded 405 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 110 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rotton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rotton surname are 36.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 82.86% being registered to vote for the party.

Rotton earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.45% less than the national average, earning $40,796 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rotthon92121/
Rottong927/
Rostton920/
Roton913,620/
Rotthong863,277/
Rothtong8623/
Routhton861/
Roystton860/
Rotthone860/
Rhoton832,347/
Roston831,342/
Routon831,136/
Rotone83921/
Ratton83698/
Rothon83340/
Rotong83177/
Roeton83163/
Retton8396/
Rottom8347/
Rottan8345/
Royton8316/
Rutton837/
Rodton836/
Rohton833/
Hroton833/
Rotond832/
Rooton831/
Rottun831/
Roiton831/
Rotoon831/
Rozton830/
Royston776,302/
Ratthon77721/
Rettoun77175/
Rouston77145/
Rattone77112/
Rothong7798/
Rodtong7797/
Rottung7757/
Rosston7744/
Rostone7734/
Rattong7725/
Rustton7717/
Roytond7712/
Rottane7710/
Roshton779/
Rattoun779/
Rodthon774/
Ruitton773/
Rochton772/
Roytong772/
Rooston771/
Rottamn771/
Rotthan771/
Routtan771/
Roiston771/
Rhatton771/
Roitoon771/
Rottoum771/
Rotoing771/
Ruttone771/
Ruthton771/
Rostong771/
Ruotong771/
Rostoon770/
Routone770/
Rosttan770/
Rouhton770/
Rattoon770/
Rhoeton770/
Rozston770/
Roettan770/
Raton739,240/
Rotan732,121/
Rotom73354/
Reton73198/
Rotun73173/
Ruton73132/
Rotán732/
Rotoń732/
Rodthong71560/
Ratthong71102/
Roithong7191/
Roystone7190/
Rotthung7111/
Rojthong719/
Rotating714/
Rotthang713/
Rouchton712/
Rosstong712/
Roustone712/
Roustonn712/
Rutthong712/
Rottamnn711/
Ratthton711/
Rostatin711/
Routtand711/
Rotthomg711/
Roythong711/
Roustoon711/
Hruttong711/
Rhoyston710/
Rochtone710/
Rothhoun710/
Rattoone710/
Rostom6713,469/
Rattan6712,562/
Ruston674,133/
Rostan673,503/
Ruttan672,019/
Rathon671,969/
Rothom671,249/
Ruiton67781/
Rothan67716/
Ruttun67600/
Ratone67562/
Raston67409/
Rutong67263/
Rauton67251/
Rostun67212/
Rotaan67183/
Rotund67168/
Rotang67108/
Rotoum6767/
Rottam6766/
Rootan6760/
Rottum6735/
Rotgan6733/
Ruthon6732/
Rattun6728/
Routan6721/
Retoin6720/
Ratong6719/
Roytan6715/
Rotune6714/
Rohtan6713/
Reeton6712/
Rettan6710/
Roštan6710/
Ratoin6710/
Rostán6710/
Hrotan6710/
Ratoon679/
Rotung679/
Reuton677/
Rodtonova677/
Rohtun677/
Rhotan677/
Rotann675/
Rojtan675/
Rhotom674/
Rotane674/
Rahton674/
Ruhton672/
Rotgun672/
Ruyton672/
Raaton672/
Roitan672/
Rostoń672/
Rutone672/
Rothonová671/
Routom671/
Ratond671/
Ratgon671/
Retoon671/
Rotanh671/
Rutond671/
Retoun671/
Ratoun671/
Rahattong671/
Rodthhong671/
Rehton670/
Rhaton670/
Rheton670/
Hraton670/
Rotant670/

Rotton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rotton in the Bengali language
রত্তনrattana-
Rotton in the Russian language
Роттонrotton-

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