How common is the surname Rosa?

33,521 people in the United States had the surname Rosa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,211 Americans. It ranked 1,035th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rosa?

Don Rosa, American comic book writer and illustrator (born 1951), followed by Guimarães Rosa.

Where is the surname Rosa most common?

Wikidata records people named Rosa in Brazil, the United States and Argentina.

Is the surname Rosa getting more or less common?

More common. 28,375 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 33,521 in 2010, up 18%.

Is Rosa also a first name?

Yes. Rosa is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Rosa

A surname, carried by 33,521 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rosa is more common than 99.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 33,521 people named Rosa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 9,211 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 28,375.

#1,035

rank among US surnames

33,521

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+18.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,132)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,026	Pierre	33,913	9,104
#1,027	Haney	33,898	9,108
#1,028	Forbes	33,813	9,131
#1,029	Saenz	33,787	9,138
#1,030	Davies	33,753	9,147
#1,031	Vera	33,674	9,169
#1,032	Levine	33,637	9,179

Who is named Rosa

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

65% of people named Rosa identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 30% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 65%
White (not Hispanic) 30%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Two or more races 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Rosas

18 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Don Rosa
American comic book writer and illustrator (born 1951)
Guimarães Rosa
Brazilian novelist (1908–1967)
Alessandro Rosa Vieira
Brazilian futsal player, born 1977
Marcelo Rosa
Brazilian association football player, born 1976
Diego Rosa
Brazilian association football player, born 1989
Noel Rosa
Brazilian singer and musician (1910–1937)
Murilo Rosa
Brazilian actor, born 1970
Draco Rosa
American musician (born 1969)
Lucas Rosa
Brazilian football player, born 2000
Emily Rosa
American skeptic, born 1987
Humberto Rosa
Argentine footballer and manager (1932-2017)
José Ernâni da Rosa
Brazilian association football player (1939-1986)

Notable Rosas come mostly from Brazil (14), the United States (3) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rosa

Rosa 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 Rosa?: 33,521 people in the United States had the surname Rosa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,211 Americans. It ranked 1,035th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rosa?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Rosa identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 30% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rosa?: Don Rosa, American comic book writer and illustrator (born 1951), followed by Guimarães Rosa.
Where is the surname Rosa most common?: Wikidata records people named Rosa in Brazil, the United States and Argentina.
Is the surname Rosa getting more or less common?: More common. 28,375 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 33,521 in 2010, up 18%.
Is Rosa also a first name?: Yes. Rosa is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.