Rothe surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Rothe surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 2,815 people carried this name — #10,470 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 96,200 people counted.

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In Poland’s population register

186 people named Rothe have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 230 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Greater Poland 127
Masovian 20
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 12
Pomeranian 7
West Pomeranian 5
Podlaskie 4
Lower Silesian 4
Lubusz 3

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

175 people named Rothe live in Switzerland.

They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 46
St. Gallen 27
Bern 20
Thurgau 18
Aargau 17
Basel-Stadt 11
Basel-Landschaft 10
Fribourg 6

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 105 people named Rothe.

23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 départements, most often Moselle.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 23
Moselle 10
Paris 10
Meurthe-et-Moselle 8
Seine-et-Marne 7
Yonne 7
Maine-et-Loire 7
Territoire de Belfort 5
Isère 4

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

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