Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
ROOT
There are approximately 1,882 people named Root in the UK. That makes it the 4,723rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 30 are named Root.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
RootsRoote
Rutt
Rootes
Rooth
Roets
Rought
Roo
Roetto
Roeth
Rood
Roott
Rootte
Rootz
Roodt
Roet
Rooto
Rooti
Rootts
Rooty
Roete
Roett
Roette
Roothe
Rootey
Roodts
Roetz
Rooths
Rooted
Rewt
Reut
The Root surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A place lying low, the base, foot, or bottom of a mountain, the lower part of land.