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The Rosati surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,900 people carried this name — #10,968 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 102,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 2,790 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Rosati surname

Patronymic or plural form of Rosato.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Rosati» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 589 people named Rosati live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 256
Santa Fe 118
City of Buenos Aires 75
Córdoba 36
Tucumán 31
Neuquén 26
Mendoza 20
Río Negro 14

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 266 people named Rosati.

100 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 100
Bouches-du-Rhône 32
Alpes-Maritimes 27
Corsica 15
Moselle 12
Vaucluse 12
Rhône 12
Paris 11
Gard 7

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

176 people named Rosati live in Switzerland.

They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 32
Zurich 27
Ticino 25
Bern 21
Geneva 16
Lucerne 15
Basel-Landschaft 11
Fribourg 9

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 Belgium’s population register

At least 61 people named Rosati 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 Liège.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Liège 26
Hainaut 23
Flemish Brabant 12

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

23 people named Rosati is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 23

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Rosati in American newspapers,
1917.

Newspaper page from Luxemburger Gazette carrying the name Rosati
Luxemburger Gazette 1917-10-04
Newspaper page from Luxemburger Gazette carrying the name Rosati
Luxemburger Gazette 1917-09-27
Newspaper page from Luxemburger Gazette carrying the name Rosati
Luxemburger Gazette 1917-08-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

Who carried it

People named Rosati,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joseph Rosati
    Joseph Rosati 1789–1843 · Catholic priest
  • Carolina Rosati
    Carolina Rosati 1826–1905 · ballet dancer
  • Rosato Rosati 1559–1622 · architect
  • Carlo Rosati 1706–1753 · Catholic priest
  • Giuseppe Rosati 1752–1814 · physician
  • Giovanni Rosati 1799–1884 · Catholic priest

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Rosati 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.

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