The Rose surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 153,397 people carried this name — #177 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,920 people counted. That is up 4% from 146,924 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Rose surname
A surname from English.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Rose» (Danish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 4,953 people named Rose.
187 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 97 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
546 people named Rose live in Switzerland.
They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 10 births for the Rose name in 1890.
Most were registered in Leinster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 400 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 344 people named Rose 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 Hainaut.
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 Poland’s population register
312 people named Rose have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 527 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 213 people named Rose 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 mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
267 people named Rose are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Rose,
with a public archive behind them.
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Christian Rose d. 1711 · poet
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Elizabeth Fyfe d. 1822 · artist
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Emmi Rose d. 1920 · painter
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Richard Rose d. 1650 · politician
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John Rose d. 1591 · politician
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Hugh Rose d. 1792 · botanist
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rose.
- Rosan 144 · U.S. census
- Rosano 924 · U.S. census
- Rosar 209 · U.S. census
- Rosas 44,938 · U.S. census
- Rosati 2,900 · U.S. census
- Rosato 2,565 · U.S. census
- Rosel 694 · U.S. census
- Rosell 1,844 · U.S. census
- Roselle 857 · U.S. census
- Roselli 1,977 · U.S. census
- Rosellini 286 · U.S. census
- Rosello 687 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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