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Routt Name Meaning

English:: from Middle English riwet ruwet rowet ruffet (Old English rȳwet rūhet or rū(we)t) ‘rough ground’. The surname may have been topographic denoting someone who lived on an area of rough ground or a habitational name for someone who lived at any of various minor places called Ruffet(t) Ruffits or The Roughet (Gloucestershire Surrey Sussex) Ruet (Surrey) or at what is now Rout Farm near Bolney Sussex. (of Norman origin): from the Middle English personal name Ro(h)ald Rohaut usually an Old French form of ancient Germanic Hrothowald Rodoald (from hrōd ‘fame renown’ + wald ‘rule ruler’) although it could also derive from the cognate Old Norse name Hróaldr Róaldr. perhaps a shortened form of Roughead a nickname for someone with shaggy or unkempt hair from Middle English and Older Scots rugh(e) ruf(e) ro(u)gh(e) ru(we) rowe ‘rough hairy’ + heved hed ‘head’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Route, Troutt, Rout, Rott, Rutt, Skutt, Jouett, Rosett, Rouch, Rowett

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Where is the Routt family from?

You can see how Routt families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Routt family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Routt families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 9 Routt families living in Kentucky. This was about 53% of all the recorded Routt's in USA. Kentucky had the highest population of Routt families in 1840.
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What did your Routt ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Routt. 28% of Routt men worked as a Farmer and 13% of Routt women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Routt were Proprietor and Teacher. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    28%
  • Laborer
    15%
  • Salesman
    7%
  • Proprietor
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Housewife
    13%
  • Saleslady
    12%
  • Stenographer
    9%
  • Teacher
    9%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 382 immigration records available for the last name Routt. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Routt. For the veterans among your Routt ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Routt lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Routt life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1981. The average life expectancy for Routt in 1958 was 43, and 74 in 2004.

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