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Roth Family History
Roth Genealogy & Family TreeRoth is a German name from Bavaria, Germany, where the earliest known ancestor--Merklin der Rotter--was recorded in 1307. It comes from the Old German word rot which means "red" and referred to someone with red hair, who lived in a red house, or who dressed in red clothes. Roots for the name can also be found in England, Ireland, and in Hebrew. The family motto is "Grip fast."
Other spellings include "Rothe," "Rot," "Rote," "Rother," and "Rothbart." Notable people with the surname include American writer Henry Roth (Call It Sleep, Shifting Landscape, Mercy of a Rude Stream), American director Eli Roth (Hostel, Cabin Fever, Grindhouse), and English actor Tim Roth (Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Planet of the Apes). The first Roth to come to America was Gunnar Olufson Roth in Pennsylvania in 1649.
Roth Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Calvin J. Roth -- --, 1928 April 1, 1992 Ontario
- Effie Roth -- --, 1875 December 0, 1895 Kansas
- Elizabeth Roth -- --, 1813 March 11, 1899
- Catherine Roth -- --, 1824 February 3, 1859
- Allen Harvey Roth -- --, 1904 November 23, 2000
Roth Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- George Harrison Roth -- --, 1889 January 12, 1979
- Rosa Roth -- --, 1882 December 0, 1910 Louisiana
- Sarah J. Roth -- --, 1828 June 23, 1899 Pennsylvania
- Stephanus Roth -- --, 1747 October 17, 1748 Bavaria
- Sarah Roth -- --, 1910 April 1, 2001 Ontario
