How common is the surname Roosa?

1,851 people in the United States had the surname Roosa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 166,799 Americans. It ranked 15,748th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Roosa?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Roosa identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Roosa?

Stuart Roosa, American astronaut (1933–1994).

Where is the surname Roosa most common?

Wikidata records people named Roosa in the United States.

Is the surname Roosa getting more or less common?

More common. 1,716 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,851 in 2010, up 7.9%.

The surname Roosa

A surname, carried by 1,851 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Roosa is more common than 90.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,851 people named Roosa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 166,799 Americans. That is up 7.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,716.

#15,748

rank among US surnames

1,851

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+7.9%

change since 2000 (was #15,640)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,743	Blossom	1,852	166,709
#15,748	Grondin	1,851	166,799

Who is named Roosa

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

94% of people named Roosa identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
Two or more races 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Roosas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stuart Roosa
American astronaut (1933–1994)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Roosa

Roosa has the Soundex code R200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R200.

Questions

How common is the surname Roosa?: 1,851 people in the United States had the surname Roosa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 166,799 Americans. It ranked 15,748th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Roosa?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Roosa identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Roosa?: Stuart Roosa, American astronaut (1933–1994).
Where is the surname Roosa most common?: Wikidata records people named Roosa in the United States.
Is the surname Roosa getting more or less common?: More common. 1,716 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,851 in 2010, up 7.9%.