Radbone Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Radbone Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ruabon'. There seems little doubt that these surnames hail from Cheshire, also that Ruabon is the parent. The change to Rathbone is peculiar, but perhaps the place-name Ruabon has undergone a change.

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Radbone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia981:275,46624,785
England901:619,09036,665
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Wales81:386,81619,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Radbone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ruabon'. There seems little doubt that these surnames hail from Cheshire, also that Ruabon is the parent. The change to Rathbone is peculiar, but perhaps the place-name Ruabon has undergone a change. I furnish an instance of Rawbone from the Prestbury registers (Cheshire) dated 1603. A Thomas Rathbone was living there in 1695. His name occurs in a document; v. East Cheshire, ii. 226. This is corroborative. I see Lower says,' Rawbone, a corruption of Rathbone.' It may be the other way about.

1547. Robert Radbone and Elizabeth Smyth: Marriage Lic. (London).

1592. Peter Rathbone, of Brereton: Wills at Chester.

1605. Ann Rathbone, of Moreton, widow, ibid.

1604. Married — Thomas Rawbone and Alice Okes: Reg. Prestbury Ch. (Cheshire).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Radborne, q.v.

2 for Rathbone, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. An ancient personal name? 2. A corruption of Rathbourne (A-Sax.), a quick or rapid stream.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) An early gift.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

There were Rathbones in Prestbury 200 years ago (E.). Richard Rathbone was mayor of Chester in 1598, and Thomas Rathbone was sheriff of that city in 1790 (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Radbone Last Name Facts

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

The surname Radbone occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Radbone? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,082,743rd most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Radbone reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Radbone is most numerous in Australia, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 275,466. In Australia Radbone is most frequent in: South Australia, where 61 percent reside, Victoria, where 16 percent reside and Western Australia, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Australia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 39 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Radbone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Radbone has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Radbone surname increased 158 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Radbone Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Radbone earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 4.5% more than the national average, earning R 248,340 per year; in United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.87% more than the national average, earning $72,475 CAD per year.

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