The Rohn surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,149 people carried this name — #14,014 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 137,000 people counted. That is down 14% from 2,497 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Rohn surname
From the German surname, from the obsolete noun Middle High German ron (“stump, block”). Also a medieval derivative of Ecclesiastical Latin Hieronymus (compare Jerome).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Rohn» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
123 people named Rohn live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Solothurn.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 74 people named Rohn.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
66 people named Rohn have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 92 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Rohn in American newspapers,
1897–1920.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 22,018 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Rohn,
with a public archive behind them.
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Stanisław Rohn 1845–1896 · engineer -
Stanisław Rohn 1845–1896 · engineer
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Karl Rohn 1855–1920 · mathematician -
Johann Friedrich Rohn d. 1761 · pastor
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Karl-Hans Rohn d. 1992
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Jindřich Rohn 1857–1940
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rohn.
- Rogue 1,968 · U.S. census
- Rohan 3,131 · U.S. census
- Rohde 6,961 · U.S. census
- Rohe 1,490 · U.S. census
- Rohm 1,520 · U.S. census
- Rohmer 320 · U.S. census
- Rohner 1,193 · U.S. census
- Rohr 6,308 · U.S. census
- Rohrbach 2,816 · U.S. census
- Rohrbacher 865 · U.S. census
- Rohrer 7,750 · U.S. census
- Roi 160 · U.S. census
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