# Roshan (surname)

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

A kshatriya Punjabi surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 439 |
| US rank (2010) | 48,160 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 703,293 people |
| Change since 2000 | +47% (298 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Sanskrit meaning light, radiance or bright. Roshan is masculine name of Indian origin and Roshni is feminine version. From Persian روشن (rowšan). Roshan is gender neutral in Persian.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Roshan 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) | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 26% |
| Two or more races | 20% |

## Similar surnames

Rochon, Rosen, Rogan, Rosson, Rosin, Rosenow, Rosenau, Rossini, Regan, Reagan, Ragan, Rawson.

## 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.