How common is the surname Rosenthal?

16,583 people in the United States had the surname Rosenthal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,618 Americans. It ranked 2,194th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Rosenthal?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Rosenthal identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Rosenthal?

Joe Rosenthal, American photographer (1911–2006), followed by Rick Rosenthal.

Where is the surname Rosenthal most common?

Wikidata records people named Rosenthal in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Is the surname Rosenthal getting more or less common?

Less common. 16,881 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,583 in 2010, down 1.8%.

The surname Rosenthal

A German surname, carried by 16,583 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex R253

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rosenthal is more common than 98.6% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Rosenthal.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 16,583 people named Rosenthal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,618 Americans. That is down 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,881.

#2,194

rank among US surnames

16,583

people in 2010

5.6

per 100,000 Americans

-1.8%

change since 2000 (was #1,956)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,185	Hooker	16,646	18,548
#2,186	Thayer	16,625	18,571
#2,187	Gage	16,614	18,583
#2,188	Nevarez	16,607	18,591
#2,189	Alaniz	16,596	18,604
#2,191	McNair	16,595	18,605
#2,192	Baer	16,587	18,614

Who is named Rosenthal

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

93% of people named Rosenthal identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rosenthals

16 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joe Rosenthal
American photographer (1911–2006)
Rick Rosenthal
American director, born 1949
Jane Rosenthal
American film producer, born 1956
Laurence Rosenthal
American composer, born 1926
Frank Rosenthal
American gambler (1929–2008)
A. M. Rosenthal
American journalist (1922–2006)
David Rosenthal
American musician, born 1961
Robert Rosenthal
American psychologist (1933–2024)
Philip Rosenthal
American television writer and producer, born 1960
Trevor Rosenthal
American baseball player, born 1990
Sean Rosenthal
American beach volleyball player, born 1980
Tom Rosenthal
British actor and comedian, born 1988

Notable Rosenthals come mostly from the United States (14), the United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rosenthal

Rosenthal has the Soundex code R253, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R253.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Rosenthal come from?: Borrowed from German Rosenthal.
How common is the surname Rosenthal?: 16,583 people in the United States had the surname Rosenthal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,618 Americans. It ranked 2,194th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rosenthal?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Rosenthal identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Rosenthal?: Joe Rosenthal, American photographer (1911–2006), followed by Rick Rosenthal.
Where is the surname Rosenthal most common?: Wikidata records people named Rosenthal in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
Is the surname Rosenthal getting more or less common?: Less common. 16,881 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,583 in 2010, down 1.8%.