The Rothman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,379 people carried this name — #6,336 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 54,900 people counted. That is down 1% from 5,459 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

276 people named Rothman is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 276

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

Rothman in American newspapers,
1896–1910.

Newspaper page from The Journal carrying the name Rothman
The Journal 1896-06-03
Newspaper page from The Spokane Press carrying the name Rothman
The Spokane Press 1910-12-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,750 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Rothman in Australian newspapers,
1860s–2000s.

1,293 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Rothman. The most, 312, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Victoria, at 2.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 590
Victoria 491
Queensland 166
ACT (Canberra) 19
South Australia 18
Tasmania 3
Western Australia 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Rothman.

Who carried it

People named Rothman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ármin Rothmann
    Ármin Rothmann 1860–1932 · dentist
  • Johan Stensson Rothman 1684–1763 · physician
  • Göran Rothman 1739–1778 · writer
  • Henrietta Rothman 1770–1796
  • Anders Nikolaus Rothman 1832–1906 · mayor of a place in Sweden
  • Hanna Rothman 1856–1920

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Rothman,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States2,104 records

2,104 records of the Rothman name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1,292
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 349
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 280
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 83
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 57
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 43
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Martin Rothman

    Born 1915 in New York. Enlisted 1941 at Jamaica; meat cutter from Queens County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1985, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Eduard Rothman

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Gera from Bremen, aged 26; barber. From Vulsinka, Hungary; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record David Daniel Rothman

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1946, died 1998; buried at Green Hills Memorial Park - Yard, Lomita, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 2,104 records for Rothman in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands415 records

415 records of the Rothman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 212
  • Dutch population registers 198
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 5
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Stientjen Rothman

    Married in 1834 in Laren; domestic servant. Died 1895 in Laren, aged 85.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Garrit Hendrik Rothman

    Married in 1879 in Lochem; farmhand. Died 1928 in Hengelo, aged 76.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Aaltje Rothman

    Born 1887 in Rekken. Died 1966 in Enschede.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Stadsarchief Enschede (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 415 records for Rothman in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia13 records

13 records of the Rothman name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 8
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Dorothy Rothman

    Of Melbourne, Victoria; died 1980.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Eva Rothman

    Died 1994; buried at Gungahlin Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Samuel Henrik Rothman

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1897.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Rothman in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Norway6 records

6 records of the Rothman name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Johan Aldo Rothman

    Census of 1910: Maridalsveien, Kristiania; born 1873 in Sweden.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Edith Hilda Linnea Rothman

    Census of 1910: Maridalsveien, Kristiania; born 1900 in Denmark.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Anna Frantyne Karoline Rothman

    Census of 1910: Maridalsveien, Kristiania; born 1899 in Denmark.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Rothman in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France3 records

3 records of the Rothman name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Rachel Blanche Rothman

    Born 1902 in Tours; died 1996 in Tours (Indre-et-Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Sydney Rothman

    Born 1897 in Great Britain; died 1995 in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marguerite Rothman

    Born 1907 in Hungary; died 1999 in Villeneuve-la-Garenne (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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