Last Name ROOTS

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Root. There is no prefix to early examples denoting a local derivation. No doubt Root was a personal name, Roots being the genitive form.
Origin English, Estonian

Rank 22,973 (2000 US census) 19,996 (1990 US census)
Count 1,040 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 47.88%, or 498 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 46.73%, or 486 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.79%, or 29 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.83%, or 19 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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