The Roth surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 57,030 people carried this name — #527 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 4,730 people counted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
11,430 people named Roth live in Switzerland.
They live in all 26 of Switzerland’s cantons, most of all in Bern.
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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 4,353 people named Roth.
331 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 82 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 2,764 people named Roth 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 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 429 people named Roth 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.
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
243 people named Roth have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 422 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
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 print
Roth in American newspapers,
1854–1893.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.
Who carried it
People named Roth,
with a public archive behind them.
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Paul Roth 1820–1892 · librarian -
Arnold Roth 1836–1904 · politician -
Ehrenfried Roth 1842–1905 · businessperson -
Otto Roth 1863–1944 · anesthesiologist -
Frank Roth 1878–1955 · baseball player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 178 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Roth.
- Rostas 101 · U.S. census
- Roszak 425 · U.S. census
- Rot 153 · U.S. census
- Rota 894 · U.S. census
- Rotella 1,908 · U.S. census
- Rotger 240 · U.S. census
- Rothan 112 · U.S. census
- Rothe 2,815 · U.S. census
- Rothenburger 123 · U.S. census
- Rothlisberger 502 · U.S. census
- Rothschild 2,970 · U.S. census
- Rotolo 1,273 · U.S. census
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