O'Raw Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

O'Raw Surname User-submission:

Possibly means 'the speaker.

Originally an Irish surname from Co. Antrim.

O'Raw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1251:42,8313,932
Ireland321:147,1546,785
England321:1,741,18971,393
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland481:92,2896,115
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland281:133,6865,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

O'Raw Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Possibly means 'the speaker.

Originally an Irish surname from Co. Antrim.

- eadaoin.oraw

This surname derives from Ó Rímheàdh, an ancient Irish surname.

- donall.o.rimhea

O'Raw Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Raw Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname O'Raw has its highest incidence in Scotland. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of O'Raw.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Raw? popularity and diffusion

O'Raw is the 1,181,191st most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. The surname O'Raw occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of O'Raw are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 42,831. In Scotland O'Raw is most numerous in: South Lanarkshire, where 46 percent reside, North Lanarkshire, where 34 percent reside and Falkirk, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Scotland O'Raw is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 16 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.

O'Raw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of O'Raw has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname rose 446 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

O'Raw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

O'Raw earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 4% less than the national average, earning $47,696 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Rawe91461/
Oraw8913,394/
Orawe8067/
Ouraw807/
Orhaw806/
Oraws804/
Orawh804/
Horaw803/
Orawf801/
Ooraw801/
Orraw801/
Uoraw801/
Oraaw801/
Oraww801/
O'Row800/
O'rowe732/
Oirawe732/
Orauwe731/
Horgaw731/
Gorhaw730/
Orow671,265/
Orav671,074/
Araw67469/
Orab67238/
Oraf6717/
Eraw6710/

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