# Roth (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/roth/  
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 | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 58,278 |
| US rank (2010) | 574 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 5,298 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.2% (57,030 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

The surname reflects several origins; see Roth.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Roth 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Roth in the United States, Austria, the United Kingdom, Spain, Brazil and Germany.

## People named Roth

- Philip Roth, American novelist (1933–2018)
- Joseph Roth, Austrian novelist and journalist (1894–1939)
- Tim Roth, British actor
- Alvin Eliot Roth, American economist, professor
- Veronica Roth, American author
- Eli Roth, American filmmaker and actor
- David Lee Roth, American singer
- Cecilia Roth, Argentine actress
- Eric Roth, American screenwriter (born 1945)
- Asher Roth, American rapper
- Lillian Roth, American actress, singer (1910-1980)
- Joe Roth, American film executive, producer and director

and 18 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Ruth, Rath, Routh, Rothe, Root, Rohde, Routt, Rote, Rott, Reed, Reid, Read.

## 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.