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    The surname Roshan

    A surname, carried by 439 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R250

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Roshan is more common than 70.3% of them.

    Origin

    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.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 439 people named Roshan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 703,293 Americans. That is up 47% since 2000, when the Census counted 298.

    #48,160
    rank among US surnames
    439
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +47.3%
    change since 2000 (was #62,775)

    Who is named Roshan

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

    52% of people named Roshan identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 20% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 52%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 26%
    • Two or more races 20%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Roshan

    Roshan has the Soundex code R250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R250.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Roshan come from?
    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.
    How common is the surname Roshan?
    439 people in the United States had the surname Roshan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 703,293 Americans. It ranked 48,160th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Roshan?
    In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Roshan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Is the surname Roshan getting more or less common?
    More common. 298 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 439 in 2010, up 47%.