Rountree

English

Alternative forms

• Rowntree

Etymology

Topographic surname, from Middle English rown (“rowan”) + tre (“tree”).

Proper noun

Rountree (plural Rountrees)

1. A surname from Middle English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rountree is the 5196^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6726 individuals. Rountree is most common among White (69.37%) and Black/African American (25.57%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rountree”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.