The Roosen surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 258 people carried this name — #70,679 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 1,673 people named Roosen live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 50 people named Roosen.
17 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Nord.
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 print
Roosen in American newspapers,
1881–1958.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 858 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Roosen,
with a public archive behind them.
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Berend I Roosen 1705–1788 · ship-owner -
Berend Roosen 1873–1945 · military leader -
Hyacinthe Roosen 1897–1967 · amateur wrestler -
Richard Roosen 1901–1980 · writer -
Wim Roosen 1918–1986 · association football player -
Gerhard Roosen 1612–1711 · deacon
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 31 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Roosen.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Roosen is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.