About the Rot Surname

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Rot is usually a form of Roth. At root, the name means “Red-haired”.

Spelling and variants

Without the “h” of Roth, Rot is a simpler written form of the same name. Other spellings include Rothe and Rother.

Heraldry and the Rot name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Rot, so the heraldry linked to Roth is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Get the complete Rot report, with a museum-style coat of arms.