How common is the surname Rozelle?

1,438 people in the United States had the surname Rozelle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 214,705 Americans. It ranked 18,971st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rozelle?

Pete Rozelle, American football executive, NFL commissioner (1926-1996).

Where is the surname Rozelle most common?

Wikidata records people named Rozelle in the United States.

Is the surname Rozelle getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,476 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,438 in 2010, down 2.6%.

Is Rozelle also a first name?

Yes. Rozelle is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Rozelle

A surname, carried by 1,438 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rozelle is more common than 88.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,438 people named Rozelle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 214,705 Americans. That is down 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,476.

#18,971

rank among US surnames

1,438

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-2.6%

change since 2000 (was #17,566)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,971	Pen	1,438	214,705
#18,977	Callas	1,437	214,854

Who is named Rozelle

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

86% of people named Rozelle identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rozelles

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Pete Rozelle
American football executive, NFL commissioner (1926-1996)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rozelle

Rozelle has the Soundex code R240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R240.

Questions

How common is the surname Rozelle?: 1,438 people in the United States had the surname Rozelle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 214,705 Americans. It ranked 18,971st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rozelle?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Rozelle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rozelle?: Pete Rozelle, American football executive, NFL commissioner (1926-1996).
Where is the surname Rozelle most common?: Wikidata records people named Rozelle in the United States.
Is the surname Rozelle getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,476 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,438 in 2010, down 2.6%.
Is Rozelle also a first name?: Yes. Rozelle is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.