How common is the surname Roth?

58,278 people in the United States had the surname Roth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,298 Americans. It ranked 574th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Roth?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Roth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Roth?

Philip Roth, American novelist (1933–2018), followed by Joseph Roth.

Where is the surname Roth most common?

Wikidata records people named Roth in the United States, Austria and the United Kingdom and 3 other countries.

Is the surname Roth getting more or less common?

More common. 57,030 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 58,278 in 2010, up 2.2%.

The surname Roth

A surname, carried by 58,278 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Roth is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

The surname reflects several origins; see Roth.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 58,278 people named Roth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,298 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 57,030.

#574

rank among US surnames

58,278

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #527)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#565	Beil	59,463	5,192
#566	Olsen	59,356	5,202
#567	Cochran	59,350	5,202
#568	Morton	59,213	5,214
#569	Nash	58,714	5,258
#570	Wilkins	58,634	5,266
#571	Petersen	58,480	5,280

Who is named Roth

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

95% of people named Roth identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Roths

30 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Philip Roth
American novelist (1933–2018)
Joseph Roth
Austrian novelist and journalist (1894–1939)
Tim Roth
British actor, born 1961
Alvin Eliot Roth
American economist, professor, born 1951
Veronica Roth
American author, born 1988
Eli Roth
American filmmaker and actor, born 1972
David Lee Roth
American singer, born 1954
Cecilia Roth
Argentine actress, born 1956
Eric Roth
American screenwriter (born 1945)
Asher Roth
American rapper, born 1985
Lillian Roth
American actress, singer (1910-1980)
Joe Roth
American film executive, producer and director, born 1948

Notable Roths come mostly from the United States (21), Austria (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Roth

Roth has the Soundex code R300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R300.

Questions

Where does the surname Roth come from?: The surname reflects several origins; see Roth.
How common is the surname Roth?: 58,278 people in the United States had the surname Roth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,298 Americans. It ranked 574th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Roth?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Roth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Roth?: Philip Roth, American novelist (1933–2018), followed by Joseph Roth.
Where is the surname Roth most common?: Wikidata records people named Roth in the United States, Austria and the United Kingdom and 3 other countries.
Is the surname Roth getting more or less common?: More common. 57,030 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 58,278 in 2010, up 2.2%.