An English surname from Middle English from a byname from Middle English rote (“glad”).
A town in Lucerne canton, Switzerland.
A river in Wisconsin, United States.
A river in Minnesota, United States; named as a translation of its native Dakota name.
A town in New York, United States; named for lawyer and politician Erastus Root.
A habitational surname from Dutch for someone living near a retting place (Dutch root, from roten (“to ret”)).
An English surname originating as an occupation for a rote (medieval guitar)-player.
An English surname.
A surname from Chinese.
A surname from German.