Rot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany
Israel

Etymology of Rot

What does the name Rot mean?

Since the number of Jewish families with the surname Rot far exceeds the actual number of Jewish people likely to have had 'red hair' during the period of surname adoption, this name appears to be an Ashkenazic, ornamental name. Ornamental surnames are names that are not necessarily related to the localities, occupations, nicknames or given names of the first people who used the name.

Rot Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rot, Roter, Roth, Roit, Roiter, Royter and many more.

Rot migration to the United States +

Rot Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Peter Rot, who landed in New York in 1709 1
Philyppus Rot, who arrived in New York in 1709 1
Hans Rot, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 1
Daniel Rot, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1761 1

Rot Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jacob Rot, aged 49, who arrived in Missouri in 1841 1

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)