Rootes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Rootes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rootes family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 33
Agricultural Labourer 10
Domestic Servant 3
Labourer General 2
Blacksmith 2
Carpenter 2
Cook Domestic 2
Farmer's Son 2
Joiner 2
Dress Maker 2
Clerk To Shippner 1
Gardener 1
Labourer 1
Agricultural Labourer Wife 1
Black Smith Employing 1 Boy 1
Black Smith Employing 1 Man And 1 Boy 1
Blacksmith & Farmer Of 12 Acres 1
Bricklayer Labourer 1
Carpenters Wife 1
Civil Engineer 1
Corn Miller 1
Farm Bailiff 1
Farm Labourer 1
Lace Factory Hand 1
Roadman Labourer 1

Rootes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Roots 83% 6,462
2 Artis 33% 2,345
3 Rootes 100% 1,027
4 Rates 67% 917
5 Artus 33% 610
6 Retes 67% 129
7 Reats 50% 121
8 Artes 50% 111
9 Reates 67% 106

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The surname Rootes is the 3rd most popular variant of Roots.

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