How common is the surname Rosier?

3,997 people in the United States had the surname Rosier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,244 Americans. It ranked 8,288th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rosier?

Joseph Rosier, American politician (1870-1951).

Where is the surname Rosier most common?

Wikidata records people named Rosier in the United States.

Is the surname Rosier getting more or less common?

More common. 3,759 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,997 in 2010, up 6.3%.

The surname Rosier

A surname, carried by 3,997 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex R260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rosier is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,997 people named Rosier in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 77,244 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,759.

#8,288

rank among US surnames

3,997

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #8,124)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,285	Kanter	4,000	77,186
#8,286	Jump	3,999	77,206
#8,287	Dulin	3,998	77,225
#8,288	Maus	3,997	77,244

Who is named Rosier

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

70% of people named Rosier identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rosiers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joseph Rosier
American politician (1870-1951)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rosier

Rosier has the Soundex code R260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R260.

Questions

How common is the surname Rosier?: 3,997 people in the United States had the surname Rosier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,244 Americans. It ranked 8,288th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rosier?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Rosier identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rosier?: Joseph Rosier, American politician (1870-1951).
Where is the surname Rosier most common?: Wikidata records people named Rosier in the United States.
Is the surname Rosier getting more or less common?: More common. 3,759 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,997 in 2010, up 6.3%.