How common is the surname Ros?

2,213 people in the United States had the surname Ros in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 139,514 Americans. It ranked 13,682nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ros?

In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Ros identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 23% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ros?

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, American politician (born 1952), followed by Arturo Pablo Ros Murgadas.

Where is the surname Ros most common?

Wikidata records people named Ros in Cuba and Spain.

Is the surname Ros getting more or less common?

More common. 1,931 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,213 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Ros

A surname, carried by 2,213 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ros is more common than 91.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,213 people named Ros in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 139,514 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,931.

#13,682

rank among US surnames

2,213

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+14.6%

change since 2000 (was #14,250)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,674	Domino	2,214	139,451
#13,682	Kirchoff	2,213	139,514
#13,690	Mani	2,212	139,578

Who is named Ros

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

55% of people named Ros identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 23% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 19% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 55%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 23%
White (not Hispanic) 19%
Two or more races 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Ross

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
American politician (born 1952)
Arturo Pablo Ros Murgadas
born 1964

Notable Ross come mostly from Cuba (1) and Spain (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ros

Ros 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 Ros?: 2,213 people in the United States had the surname Ros in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 139,514 Americans. It ranked 13,682nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ros?: In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Ros identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 23% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ros?: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, American politician (born 1952), followed by Arturo Pablo Ros Murgadas.
Where is the surname Ros most common?: Wikidata records people named Ros in Cuba and Spain.
Is the surname Ros getting more or less common?: More common. 1,931 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,213 in 2010, up 15%.