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    The surname Rogerson

    A patronymic surname, carried by 2,900 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɹɑd͡ʒɚsən/ 3 syllables Soundex R262

    Rogerson: #10,968 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Rogerson #10,968, 2,900 people Rogerson: #10,968 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Rogerson #10,968, 2,900 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rogerson is more common than 93.2% of them.

    Origin

    From Roger + -son.

    Rogerson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,900 people named Rogerson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 106,464 Americans. That is down 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,952.

    #10,968
    rank among US surnames
    2,900
    people in 2010
    1.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    -1.8%
    change since 2000 (was #10,069)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,959Sorg2,903106,354
    #10,962Cripps2,902106,391
    #10,964Auman2,901106,427
    #10,968Diener2,900106,464
    #10,974Rabb2,899106,501
    #10,977Branstetter2,898106,537

    Who is named Rogerson

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    89% of people named Rogerson identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Rogerson

    Rogerson has the Soundex code R262, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R262.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Rogerson come from?
    From Roger + -son.
    How common is the surname Rogerson?
    2,900 people in the United States had the surname Rogerson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 106,464 Americans. It ranked 10,968th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rogerson?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Rogerson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Rogerson?
    Rogerson is /ˈɹɑd͡ʒɚsən/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Rogerson?
    Rogerson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Rogerson getting more or less common?
    Less common. 2,952 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,900 in 2010, down 1.8%.