The Rountree surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,726 people carried this name — #5,196 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 43,900 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (6,693).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Rountree surname

Topographic surname, from Middle English rown (“rowan”) + tre (“tree”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Rountree» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘at the rowan-tree’.

His entry covers Rowntree and Rountree.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 657 · public domain.

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 9 births for the Rountree name in 1890.

Most were registered in Ulster. 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. 4 of them were indexed under other spellings of the name. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Armagh.”

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

Where they were born, 1890

Ulster 7
Leinster 2

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

30 families named Rountree, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 127 people lived in those households, 4.2 to a family on average. The table counts it together with one other spelling. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

North Carolina 18
South Carolina 9
Virginia 3

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 260 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Rountree in American newspapers,
1895–1920.

Newspaper page from The Canon City Record With Which Is Consolidated The Canon City Cannon carrying the name Rountree
The Canon City Record With Which Is Consolidated The Canon City Cannon 1914-06-11
Newspaper page from The Morning Call carrying the name Rountree
The Morning Call 1895-01-24
Newspaper page from Imperial Valley Press carrying the name Rountree
Imperial Valley Press 1920-05-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 20,479 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Rountree in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

1,650 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Rountree. The most, 334, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 794
Queensland 397
New South Wales 241
Tasmania 117
South Australia 48
Western Australia 36
ACT (Canberra) 8
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Rountree,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Martha Rountree
    Martha Rountree 1911–1999 · journalist
  • William M. Rountree
    William M. Rountree 1917–1995 · diplomat
  • Mary Rountree
    Mary Rountree 1922–2007 · baseball player
  • Harry Rountree 1878–1950 · painter
  • Harry Rountree 1878–1950 · painter
  • Harry Rountree 1878–1950 · painter

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 Rountree,
in the records of 6 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 States530 records

530 records of the Rountree name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 274
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 109
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 109
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 17
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 7
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James R. Rountree

    Born 1923 in Alabama. Enlisted 1943 at Los Angeles, California; lineman. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    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 Mary Rountree

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the City of Richmond from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 21; nurse. From Leitrim, Ireland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Glen Everett Rountree

    Born 1941; from Williamsburg, Kentucky. U.S. Army, cannon crewmember; died of wounds 1969 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 530 records for Rountree in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia86 records

86 records of the Rountree name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 52
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 20
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 9
  • Tasmanian Names Index 5
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Edward Rountree

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Manlius, sailing from London in 1830. Native of Thorne, Yorkshire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1835.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Rountree

    Arrived in Queensland in 1884 aboard the Quetta, aged 29.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record James H. Rountree

    Chemist of Hamilton, Victoria; died 1902.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 86 records for Rountree in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

New Zealand42 records

42 records of the Rountree name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 39
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Rountree

    Died 1897, aged 85; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Leonard Rountree

    Buried in 1945 at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 64.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record H. Rountree

    New Zealand Cyclist Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 42 records for Rountree in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Rountree name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ruth Mildred Rountree

    Buried in 1971 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Sedden Vibert Rountree

    Died 1974 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 51.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Baird Rountree

    Buried in 1971 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Rountree name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  • Welsh wills index cards 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Avery Rountree

    Will proved in 1940; of Swansea.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. Rountree

    Second Lieutenant. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Rountree name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Elisabeth Rountree

    Baptised in 1760 in Vianen.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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