How common is the surname Rothman?

5,379 people in the United States had the surname Rothman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,398 Americans. It ranked 6,336th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Rothman?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Rothman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Rothman?

James Rothman, American biologist and Nobel laureate, followed by John Rothman.

Where is the surname Rothman most common?

Wikidata records people named Rothman in the United States.

Is the surname Rothman getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,459 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,379 in 2010, down 1.5%.

The surname Rothman

A surname, carried by 5,379 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R355

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rothman is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,379 people named Rothman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,398 Americans. That is down 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,459.

#6,336

rank among US surnames

5,379

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

-1.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,803)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,327	Delano	5,392	57,260
#6,329	Pilcher	5,391	57,271
#6,330	Kephart	5,390	57,281
#6,331	Sink	5,388	57,302
#6,332	Magallon	5,387	57,313
#6,333	Conant	5,386	57,324
#6,334	Sterner	5,385	57,334

Who is named Rothman

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

96% of people named Rothman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rothmans

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Rothman
American biologist and Nobel laureate, born 1950
John Rothman
American actor, born 1949
Rodney Rothman
American screenwriter, television producer, and author
Tom Rothman
American businessperson, lawyer, and film executive (born 1954)
Stephanie Rothman
American film director (born 1936)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rothman

Rothman has the Soundex code R355, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R355.

Questions

How common is the surname Rothman?: 5,379 people in the United States had the surname Rothman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,398 Americans. It ranked 6,336th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rothman?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Rothman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Rothman?: James Rothman, American biologist and Nobel laureate, followed by John Rothman.
Where is the surname Rothman most common?: Wikidata records people named Rothman in the United States.
Is the surname Rothman getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,459 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,379 in 2010, down 1.5%.