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

The Schroth surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,775 people carried this name — #16,254 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 166,700 people counted. That is up 1% from 1,763 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

94 people named Schroth live in Switzerland.

They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.

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

Where they live today

Aargau 26
Zurich 20
Vaud 11
Bern 8
Basel-Landschaft 5
Schwyz 5
Schaffhausen 5
Basel-Stadt 4

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 50 people named Schroth.

9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 9
Bas-Rhin 16
Moselle 14
Haut-Rhin 8
Doubs 3

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

In print

Schroth in American newspapers,
1898–1905.

Newspaper page from Nebraska Staats-anzeiger carrying the name Schroth
Nebraska Staats-anzeiger 1898-01-06
Newspaper page from The Washburn Times carrying the name Schroth
The Washburn Times 1905-08-24
Newspaper page from The Washburn Times carrying the name Schroth
The Washburn Times 1905-11-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,348 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Schroth,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Claude Schroth d. 1858 · art dealer
  • Josef Ignaz Schroth 1764–1797 · sculptor
  • Jacob Schroth 1773–1831 · artist
  • Andreas Schroth 1791–1865 · artist
  • Johann Schroth 1798–1856 · farmer
  • Johann Schroth 1798–1856 · farmer

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Schroth is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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