How common is the surname Rothwell?

4,579 people in the United States had the surname Rothwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,426 Americans. It ranked 7,279th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rothwell?

Natasha Rothwell, American actress and writer (born 1980), followed by Ben Rothwell.

Where is the surname Rothwell most common?

Wikidata records people named Rothwell in the United States.

Is the surname Rothwell getting more or less common?

More common. 4,362 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,579 in 2010, up 5.0%.

The surname Rothwell

An English surname, carried by 4,579 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R340

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rothwell is more common than 95.5% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English *roþa, the genitive plural of *roþ (“forest clearing”) + wielle (“spring”).

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,579 people named Rothwell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 67,426 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,362.

#7,279

rank among US surnames

4,579

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #7,073)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,272	Pass	4,583	67,368
#7,274	Botts	4,582	67,382
#7,275	Grajeda	4,580	67,412
#7,279	Pelkey	4,579	67,426
#7,281	Sacks	4,577	67,456
#7,282	Stedman	4,576	67,471

Who is named Rothwell

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

87% of people named Rothwell identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rothwells

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Natasha Rothwell
American actress and writer (born 1980)
Ben Rothwell
American mixed martial artist, born 1981

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rothwell

Rothwell has the Soundex code R340, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R340.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Rothwell come from?: From Old English *roþa, the genitive plural of *roþ (“forest clearing”) + wielle (“spring”).
How common is the surname Rothwell?: 4,579 people in the United States had the surname Rothwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,426 Americans. It ranked 7,279th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rothwell?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Rothwell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rothwell?: Natasha Rothwell, American actress and writer (born 1980), followed by Ben Rothwell.
Where is the surname Rothwell most common?: Wikidata records people named Rothwell in the United States.
Is the surname Rothwell getting more or less common?: More common. 4,362 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,579 in 2010, up 5.0%.