How common is the surname Rothstein?

3,904 people in the United States had the surname Rothstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,084 Americans. It ranked 8,458th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Rothstein?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Rothstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Rothstein?

Arnold Rothstein, American mobster (1882–1928), followed by Arthur Rothstein.

Where is the surname Rothstein most common?

Wikidata records people named Rothstein in the United States.

Is the surname Rothstein getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,103 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,904 in 2010, down 4.9%.

The surname Rothstein

A German surname, carried by 3,904 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R323

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rothstein is more common than 94.8% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Rothstein.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,904 people named Rothstein in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 79,084 Americans. That is down 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,103.

#8,458

rank among US surnames

3,904

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

-4.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,489)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,453	Pollak	3,908	79,003
#8,455	Edson	3,906	79,044
#8,456	Gilreath	3,905	79,064
#8,458	Danna	3,904	79,084
#8,464	Grimmett	3,903	79,105
#8,467	Vineyard	3,901	79,145

Who is named Rothstein

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

97% of people named Rothstein identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rothsteins

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Arnold Rothstein
American mobster (1882–1928)
Arthur Rothstein
American photojournalist (1915–1985)
Ron Rothstein
American basketball player and coach, born 1942

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Rothstein come from?: Borrowed from German Rothstein.
How common is the surname Rothstein?: 3,904 people in the United States had the surname Rothstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,084 Americans. It ranked 8,458th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rothstein?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Rothstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Rothstein?: Arnold Rothstein, American mobster (1882–1928), followed by Arthur Rothstein.
Where is the surname Rothstein most common?: Wikidata records people named Rothstein in the United States.
Is the surname Rothstein getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,103 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,904 in 2010, down 4.9%.