Cognomen Roots (Roots 
, Роотс 
, Рутс 
) , around the world, is quite a rare last name. The cognomen Roots is habitual in Estonia, where it is quite a common surname, Jamaica, where it is quite a rare surname, and the United Kingdom. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Estonia. Very seldom, Roots is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Roots | United States, Estonia, Australia, United Kingdom, Indonesia |
| Роотс | Russia, Estonia, Kazakhstan |
| Рутс | Russia, Ukraine |
| רוטס | Israel |
| benajah roots (b. 1725) |
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| peter philanthropos roots (b. 1765) |
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logan h. roots American politician (1841-1893), US (b. 1841) |
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| henry shuckburgh roots (b. 1785) |
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logan h. roots American bishop, US (b. 1870) |
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| elmar roots Estonian veterinarian (1900-1962), EE (b. 1900) |
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| lydia roots Estonian historian (1906-1996), EE (b. 1906) |
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levi roots musician, GB (b. 1958) |
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| jaan roots Estonian agronomist and beekeeper, EE (b. 1908) |
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| riho roots (b. 1900) |
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| william roots British politician (1911-1971), GB (b. 1911) |
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| august roots EE (b. 1904) |
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| leena roots EE (b. 1904) |
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| harald roots (b. 1905) |
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| ivan roots British historian (1921-2015), GB (b. 1921) |
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