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Roth History Etymology Spelling Variations World Ranking

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Etymology of Roth

What does the name Roth mean?

Since the number of Jewish families with the surname Roth far exceeds the actual number of Jewish people likely to have had 'red hair' during the period of surname adoption, this name appears to be an Ashkenazic, ornamental name. Ornamental surnames are names that are not necessarily related to the localities, occupations, nicknames or given names of the first people who used the name.

Roth Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rot, Roter, Roth, Roit, Roiter, Royter and many more.

Roth World Ranking

In the United States, the name Roth is the 656^th most popular surname with an estimated 44,766 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Roth is ranked the 852^nd most popular surname with an estimated 6,290 people with that name. 2 And in France, the name Roth is the 691^st popular surname with an estimated 6,974 people with that name. 3

Roth migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Roth Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Gunnar Olufson Roth, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1649 4

Roth Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johan Engelbert Roth, who arrived in New York in 1709 4
Johann Roth, who sailed to Carolina and/or Pennsylvania in 1709
David Roth, who sailed to Pennsylvania in 1720
Georg Bartholomaus Roth, (1688-1735), from Bavaria, who arrived in Georgia in 1734 aboard the ship "Purysburg"
Conrad Roth, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 4
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Roth Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Johann Roth who settled in Philadelphia with his family in 1803
Franz Ludwig Roth, who landed in North America in 1837 4
Fredrick Roth, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1837 4
Adam Roth, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1841 4
Carl Roth, aged 37, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1845 4
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Roth Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Johann Roth, aged 21, who landed in America in 1901 4
Albert Roth, who landed in Wisconsin in 1920 4

Roth migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Roth Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Georg Roth, who settled in Canada in 1783

Roth Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Mr. John Roth, aged 40 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec but died on Grosse Isle on 16th June 1847 5

Roth migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Roth Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Margaret Roth, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Woodlark" in 1873
William F. Roth, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Woodlark" in 1873
Robert Roth, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Woodlark" in 1873
Marie Roth, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Woodlark" in 1873
William James Roth, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Woodlark" in 1873
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Contemporary Notables of the name Roth (post 1700) +

Philip Milton Roth (1933-2018), American author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1998 and the Man Booker Prize in 2011
Mark Roth (1951-2021), American professional bowler who won 34 PBA Tour titles in his career, inducted into the PBA and USBC Halls of Fame
Eric Roth, American Academy Award winning writer, producer and actor, known for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Forrest Gump (1994) and Munich (2005)
Eli Raphael Roth (b. 1972), American multiple award winning producer, actor and writer
Richard Roth (b. 1955), American journalist
Henry Roth (1906-1995), American novelist and short story writer
Billie D. Roth, American politician, Village President of Streamwood, Illinois, 2005-09 6
Arthur C. Roth, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Plauen, 1914 6
Arnold Roth, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988 6
Almon E. Roth, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1936 6
... (Another 62 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Roth family +

Bismarck

Martin Roth (1917-1941), German Obermaschinenmaat who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 7
Lothar Roth (1916-1941), German Maschinenobergefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 7

RMS Titanic

Miss Sarah A. Roth, aged 26, English Third Class passenger from London who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and survived the sinking in collapsible C 8

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 54)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html