# Rosen (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/rosen/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 22,596 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,585 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 13,664 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.7% (22,763 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Jewish, German, Swedish, and English surname, all related to the noun rose and the name Rose. Compare Rosén, Roseen, Rosene.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rosen in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Rosen in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Russian Empire and Israel.

## People named Rosen

- Nathan Rosen, American-Israeli physicist
- Jacky Rosen, American politician (born 1957)
- Michael Rosen, British children's author and poet (born 1946)
- Charles Rosen, American pianist and writer on music (1927–2012)
- Viktor von Rosen, Baltic German orientalist (1849-1908)
- Jeffrey A. Rosen, American attorney
- Georg Andreas von Rosen, Baltic German army general (1782-1841)
- Harold Rosen, Aerospace and electrical engineer (1926–2017)
- Steven J. Rosen, American editor, author on Vaishnavism (born 1955)
- Josh Rosen, American football player
- Jay Rosen, American academic
- Andrea Rosen, American actress

and 1 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Rosson, Rosin, Rosenow, Rosenau, Rossini, Rozen, Roshan, Regan, Reagan, Ragan, Rawson, Rascon.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.