The Rota surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 908 people carried this name — #26,795 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 322,600 people counted. That is up 2% from 894 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Rota surname
From rota (“wheel”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Rota» (Italian), 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 930 people named Rota.
288 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 52 départements, most often Paris.
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
584 people named Rota live in Switzerland.
They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 533 people named Rota 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 48 people named Rota 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 Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
26 people named Rota have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 88 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
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.
Who carried it
People named Rota,
with a public archive behind them.
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Berardino Rota 1508–1575 · writer
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Berardino Rota 1509–1575 · writer
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Martino Rota 1520–1583 · illustrator
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Flaminio Rota 1550–1611 · surgeon
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Andrea Rota 1553–1597 · composer
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Dominico Rota 1578–1630 · Catholic priest
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rota.
- Rossy 489 · U.S. census
- Rost 3,913 · U.S. census
- Rostan 186 · U.S. census
- Rostas 119 · U.S. census
- Roszak 445 · U.S. census
- Rot 191 · U.S. census
- Rotella 2,037 · U.S. census
- Rotger 289 · U.S. census
- Roth 58,278 · U.S. census
- Rothan 118 · U.S. census
- Rothe 2,831 · U.S. census
- Rothenburger 107 · U.S. census
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