| has gloss | eng: Roth is an English, German or Jewish origin surname. There are five theories: # ethnic name for an Anglo-Saxon, derived from rot (meaning "red" in pre-7th century), referencing red-haired people. # topographical name, derived from rod (meaning "wood"), referencing a dweller in such a location. # derivative from hroth (from the Proto-Germanic word for "fame"; related to hrod). # locale name for 18th century Ashkenazi refugees to Germany. # derivative from roe in the ancient Danish language to signify (of) a king. The first historical record of Roth appears in both Colchester and Essex public records in 1346. |