Rastus Forename
Approximately 162 people bear this name
Rastus Forename Definition:
This American m. abounds more among the negroes than among the whites. Yonge and Swan omit this name, which I surmise to be a shortening of Adrastus (one of the heroes of the celebrated war of ‘The Seven against Thebes’, which forms the subject of a tragedy by Aeschylus): which is presumably Greek Αδραστος (adrastos), ‘not running away,’ i.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 84 | 1:4,315,916 | 56,448 |
| Uganda | 97% | 53 | 1:772,772 | 14,928 |
| Kenya | - | 5 | 1:9,261,422 | 35,582 |
| South Africa | 100% | 5 | 1:10,906,530 | 170,325 |
| Papua New Guinea | 67% | 3 | 1:2,717,438 | 132,395 |
| Australia | - | 2 | 1:6,828,811 | 37,569 |
| Indonesia | - | 2 | 1:128,981,834 | 1,206,875 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| India | 100% | 1 | 1:1,214,877,971 | 4,759,450 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Netherlands | - | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
Rastus (48) may also be a surname.
Rastus Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This American m. abounds more among the negroes than among the whites. Yonge and Swan omit this name, which I surmise to be a shortening of Adrastus (one of the heroes of the celebrated war of ‘The Seven against Thebes’, which forms the subject of a tragedy by Aeschylus): which is presumably Greek Αδραστος (adrastos), ‘not running away,’ i. e. ‘staunch,’ ‘courageous.’
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Rastus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rastus in the Russian language | ||
| Растус | rastus | - |
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