Rackstraw Surname

458,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Rackstraw Surname Definition:

RAKSTRA: John Rakstra rendered homage at Perth, 1291 (RR.). This is a Frisian surname of local origin (Winkler).

Rackstraw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5291:105,32711,029
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Australia271:999,84158,390
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Wales51:618,90625,852
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2411:101,14310,189
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Rackstraw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

RAKSTRA: John Rakstra rendered homage at Perth, 1291 (RR.). This is a Frisian surname of local origin (Winkler).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) a nickname for a Scavenger; lit.Straw-Raker [fromO.E. raca, a rake, and streáw]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Danish, Rockstroh; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Rackstraw Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rackstraw Come From? nationality or country of origin

Rackstraw is found most frequently in England. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rackstraw.

How Common Is The Last Name Rackstraw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 458,583rd most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 9,888,122 people. The last name Rackstraw is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Rackstraw are found; 74 percent are found in Northern Europe and 74 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Rackstraw is most common in England, where it is borne by 529 people, or 1 in 105,327. In England Rackstraw is most prevalent in: Tyne and Wear, where 16 percent are found, Greater London, where 14 percent are found and Buckinghamshire, where 11 percent are found. Excluding England this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Rackstraw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rackstraw has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Rackstraw surname increased 220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 4,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rackstraw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rackstraw last name are 40.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 86.96% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rackstraw earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 10.63% less than the national average, earning R 212,376 per year; in United States they earn 2.08% more than the national average, earning $44,045 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.77% less than the national average, earning $48,309 CAD per year.

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