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LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS

Root

Root is the 1,801st most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 19,501 people carried it — about 6.5 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Root are White.

WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White90.6%
Multiracial3.8%
Hispanic2.9%
Asian American1.3%
Native American0.7%
Black0.7%

Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.

RANK OVER TIME
1990
#1,834
17,410
2000
#1,641
20,001
2010
#1,770
20,284
2020
#1,801
19,501
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