as a Last Name
- 19,778
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Root
Meaning & Origins
English: nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle English rote ‘glad’ (Old English rōt).
| 1,562nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 19,778
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Vermont
- has the most people named Root per capita
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