# Roswell (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/roswell/  
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 | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 573 |
| US rank (2010) | 38,582 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 538,823 people |
| Change since 2000 | -5.6% (607 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹɒzˌwɛl/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Metathesized from Middle English Roweshill, from a contraction of either the Old English personal name Hrōþwulf or its Norman cognate Rolf, Rouf, Rou (in the genitive case, adding -es) + Old English hyll (“hill”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Roswell 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) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Roswell in the United States.

## People named Roswell

- Maggie Roswell, American actress

## Similar surnames

Russell, Rockwell, Rochelle, Roussel, Rozell, Rogel, Roselli, Rosell, Rozelle, Roussell, Rossell, Rosillo.

## 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.