as a Last Name
- 22,318
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Root
Meaning & Origins
English: nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle English rote ‘glad’ (Old English rōt).
| 1,625th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 22,318
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Vermont
- has the most people named Root per capita
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