O'Raw Surname
Approximately 201 people bear this surname
O'Raw Surname User-submission:
Possibly means 'the speaker.
Originally an Irish surname from Co. Antrim.
O'Raw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 125 | 1:42,831 | 3,932 |
| Ireland | 32 | 1:147,154 | 6,785 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 48 | 1:92,289 | 6,115 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 28 | 1:133,686 | 5,889 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
O'Raw Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Possibly means 'the speaker.
Originally an Irish surname from Co. Antrim.
- eadaoin.orawThis surname derives from Ó Rímheàdh, an ancient Irish surname.
- donall.o.rimheaO'Raw Demographics
Average O'Raw Salary in
England
£29,089
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
O'Raw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name O'Raw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name O'Raw is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name O'Raw? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,181,191st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of O'Raw live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in British Isles.
This last name is most prevalent in Scotland, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 42,831. In Scotland it is most prevalent in: South Lanarkshire, where 46 percent live, North Lanarkshire, where 34 percent live and Falkirk, where 7 percent live. Aside from Scotland it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 16 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.
O'Raw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of O'Raw has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the O'Raw surname increased 446 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.
O'Raw Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Rawe | 91 | 461 | / |
| Oraw | 89 | 13,394 | / |
| Orawe | 80 | 67 | / |
| Ouraw | 80 | 7 | / |
| Orhaw | 80 | 6 | / |
| Oraws | 80 | 4 | / |
| Orawh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Horaw | 80 | 3 | / |
| Orawf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ooraw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orraw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uoraw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oraaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oraww | 80 | 1 | / |
| O'Row | 80 | 0 | / |
| O'rowe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oirawe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Orauwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horgaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gorhaw | 73 | 0 | / |
| Orow | 67 | 1,265 | / |
| Orav | 67 | 1,074 | / |
| Araw | 67 | 469 | / |
| Orab | 67 | 238 | / |
| Oraf | 67 | 17 | / |
| Eraw | 67 | 10 | / |
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