How common is the surname Rose?

153,397 people in the United States had the surname Rose in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,013 Americans. It ranked 177th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rose?

Axl Rose, American singer (born 1962), followed by Irwin Rose.

Where is the surname Rose most common?

Wikidata records people named Rose in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 3 other countries.

How do you pronounce Rose?

Rose is /ɹoʊz/, one syllable.

Is the surname Rose getting more or less common?

More common. 146,924 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 153,397 in 2010, up 4.4%.

Is Rose also a first name?

Yes. Rose 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 Rose

A patronymic surname, carried by 153,397 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ɹoʊz/ 1 syllable 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). Rose is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

* As an English, Scottish, French, Walloon, Danish, Jewish (Yiddish רויז (royz)), and German surname, all from the noun rose. Also adapted from foreign forms of the same meaning such as Hungarian Rózsa, Rozsa, Slovak Róža, Czech Roza, etc. Compare Larose. The surname may be matronymic, but more probably topographic from residence by rose bushes or the sign of a rose, or a nickname from rosy complexion. * Also as an English surname, from a Norman name of Germanic origins, likely made up of Proto-Germanic *hrod (“fame”) and *heid (“kind, sort, type”), ultimately evolved from *hrōþiz. Introduced to England in the form Roese or Rohese. * As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Ross. * As a Slovene surname, Americanized or Italianized from Rože, from a short form of Erazem (from Latin Erasmus), compare Rozman.

Rose is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 153,397 people named Rose in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,013 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 146,924.

#177

rank among US surnames

153,397

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #168)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#168	Munoz	158,483	1,948
#169	Hunt	158,421	1,949
#170	Hicks	158,320	1,950
#171	Holmes	156,780	1,969
#172	Palmer	156,601	1,972
#173	Wagner	155,795	1,982
#174	Black	154,738	1,995

Who is named Rose

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

82% of people named Rose identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Roses

65 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Axl Rose
American singer (born 1962)
Irwin Rose
American biologist (1926-2015)
Derrick Rose
American basketball player (born 1988)
Ralph Waldo Rose
American track and field athlete (1885-1913)
Anika Noni Rose
American actress, born 1972
Emily Rose
American actress, born 1981
Murray Rose
Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1939-2012)
Pete Rose
American baseball player (1941–2024)
Charlie Rose
American TV interviewer and journalist (born 1942)
Mervyn Rose
Australian tennis player (1930–2017)
Cristine Rose
American actress, born 1951
Jalen Rose
American basketball player (born 1973)

Notable Roses come mostly from the United States (51), Australia (6) and the United Kingdom (5).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rose

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

Questions

Where does the surname Rose come from?: * As an English, Scottish, French, Walloon, Danish, Jewish (Yiddish רויז (royz)), and German surname, all from the noun rose. Also adapted from foreign forms of the same meaning such as Hungarian Rózsa, Rozsa, Slovak Róža, Czech Roza, etc. Compare Larose. The surname may be matronymic, but more…
How common is the surname Rose?: 153,397 people in the United States had the surname Rose in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,013 Americans. It ranked 177th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rose?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Rose identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rose?: Axl Rose, American singer (born 1962), followed by Irwin Rose.
Where is the surname Rose most common?: Wikidata records people named Rose in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 3 other countries.
How do you pronounce Rose?: Rose is /ɹoʊz/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Rose?: Rose is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Rose getting more or less common?: More common. 146,924 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 153,397 in 2010, up 4.4%.
Is Rose also a first name?: Yes. Rose 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.