How Many People Have the Last Name Roots?
people had the surname Roots in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 263,158 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 23 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Black
Change Since 2000
+80 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
No single group makes up most people with the surname Roots: 46.9% are non-Hispanic Black and 43.8% are non-Hispanic White. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 47.9% to 43.8%, and the non-Hispanic and of two or more races share rose from 2.8% to 5.2%.
Withheld: too few people to publish.
📈 Change Since 2000
Roots grew from 1,040 people in 2000 to 1,120 in 2010 (up 7.7%), and its rank rose from #22,973 to #22,856. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 0.39 to 0.38 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 1,040 | 1,120 |
| Rank | #22,973 | #22,856 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.39 | 0.38 |
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Same Soundex code as Roots: R320
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