How common is the surname Rohn?

2,149 people in the United States had the surname Rohn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,669 Americans. It ranked 14,014th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Rohn?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Rohn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Rohn?

Jim Rohn, American motivational speaker, businessman and bestseller author (1930–2009).

Where is the surname Rohn most common?

Wikidata records people named Rohn in the United States.

Is the surname Rohn getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,497 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,149 in 2010, down 14%.

The surname Rohn

A surname, carried by 2,149 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rohn is more common than 91.4% of them.

Origin

From the German surname, from the obsolete noun Middle High German ron (“stump, block”). Also a medieval derivative of Ecclesiastical Latin Hieronymus (compare Jerome).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,149 people named Rohn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 143,669 Americans. That is down 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,497.

#14,014

rank among US surnames

2,149

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-13.9%

change since 2000 (was #11,547)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,006	Dingess	2,150	143,603
#14,014	Randel	2,149	143,669

Who is named Rohn

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

92% of people named Rohn identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rohns

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jim Rohn
American motivational speaker, businessman and bestseller author (1930–2009)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rohn

Rohn has the Soundex code R500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R500.

Questions

Where does the surname Rohn come from?: From the German surname, from the obsolete noun Middle High German ron (“stump, block”). Also a medieval derivative of Ecclesiastical Latin Hieronymus (compare Jerome).
How common is the surname Rohn?: 2,149 people in the United States had the surname Rohn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,669 Americans. It ranked 14,014th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rohn?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Rohn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Rohn?: Jim Rohn, American motivational speaker, businessman and bestseller author (1930–2009).
Where is the surname Rohn most common?: Wikidata records people named Rohn in the United States.
Is the surname Rohn getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,497 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,149 in 2010, down 14%.