Rotan Family History
Rotan Name Meaning
Probably an altered spelling of German Rothan, a nickname meaning ‘red John’ for someone with red hair, from Middle High German rot ‘red’ + Han, a short form of Johannes. IGI inconclusive; forenames include Bartus, Kurt. exg pwh: eg wants ANCHOR for "Johannes.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Rotan Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Rotan families
 9 - 15  4 - 8 |
 1 - 3  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Rotan families
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5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Rotan last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Rotan census records
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Rotan Family Origin
Rotan Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Rotan
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Rotan Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Rotan census records
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Rotan Civil War Service Records
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