How common is the surname Rosales?

75,185 people in the United States had the surname Rosales in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,106 Americans. It ranked 431st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rosales?

Mauro Rosales, Argentine footballer, followed by Thomas Rosales Jr..

Where is the surname Rosales most common?

Wikidata records people named Rosales in the United States and Argentina.

Is the surname Rosales getting more or less common?

More common. 51,336 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 75,185 in 2010, up 47%.

The surname Rosales

A surname, carried by 75,185 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R242

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rosales is more common than 99.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 75,185 people named Rosales in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,106 Americans. That is up 47% since 2000, when the Census counted 51,336.

#431

rank among US surnames

75,185

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+46.5%

change since 2000 (was #595)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#422	Quinn	76,986	4,010
#423	Moss	76,908	4,014
#424	Swanson	76,897	4,015
#425	Chan	76,664	4,027
#426	Rivas	76,205	4,052
#427	Khan	76,171	4,053
#428	Rodgers	76,095	4,057

Who is named Rosales

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

93% of people named Rosales identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
White (not Hispanic) 3.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
Two or more races 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Rosaless

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mauro Rosales
Argentine footballer, born 1981
Thomas Rosales Jr.
American actor, born 1948
Alejandro Castillo
American fugitive (born 1998)

Notable Rosaless come mostly from the United States (2) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Rosales

Rosalez

Rosales has the Soundex code R242, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R242.

Questions

How common is the surname Rosales?: 75,185 people in the United States had the surname Rosales in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,106 Americans. It ranked 431st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rosales?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Rosales identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.6% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rosales?: Mauro Rosales, Argentine footballer, followed by Thomas Rosales Jr..
Where is the surname Rosales most common?: Wikidata records people named Rosales in the United States and Argentina.
Is the surname Rosales getting more or less common?: More common. 51,336 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 75,185 in 2010, up 47%.