Raeburn Surname

142,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Grenada

Raeburn Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller by the Roe-Brook [Old English rá, a roe + burne]

Raeburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland9331:5,738935
England7271:76,6418,661
United States5951:609,17549,462
Australia3301:81,8059,494
Canada1861:198,09519,415
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Argentina531:806,48053,420
Grenada531:2,048345
Trinidad and Tobago491:27,8362,953
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Wales261:119,0209,008
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belize11:355,4743,977
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland5611:6,672957
England1031:236,65417,592
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Raeburn (263) may also be a first name.

Raeburn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller by the Roe-Brook [Old English rá, a roe + burne]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, Scottish) One who came from Ripponden, early form, Ryburn (fierce stream), in Yorkshire; one who came from the old lands of Ryburn, in Ayrshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A stream in the parish of Eskdalemuir, co. Dumfries.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Dumfriesshire.

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

Raeburn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raeburn (Marathi: रेबन) has its highest incidence in Scotland. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Raeburn.

How Common Is The Last Name Raeburn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 142,558th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,335,003 people. The surname Raeburn is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Raeburn live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 548,616th most numerous first name globally It is held by 263 people.

Raeburn is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is held by 933 people, or 1 in 5,738. In Scotland it is most frequent in: City of Edinburgh, where 15 percent are found, West Lothian, where 9 percent are found and Glasgow City, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Scotland it exists in 34 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Raeburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Raeburn has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name expanded 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 706 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 2,587 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Raeburn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Raeburn surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Raeburn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.34% more than the national average, earning R 404,784 per year; in United States they earn 10.01% more than the national average, earning $47,468 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.93% more than the national average, earning $57,100 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rayeburn938/
Raeburne931/
Raburn921,484/
Reburn92599/
Rayburn8611,805/
Reyburn861,346/
Rhaburn86609/
Reaburn86363/
Raiburn86111/
Reiburn8612/
Ryeburn8611/
Rahburn863/
Rauburn861/
Rebourn861/
Rehburn860/
Raybourn80548/
Raibourn80129/
Rayburne8032/
Reyburne8013/
Rayburin802/
Raybuirn801/
Rebourin801/
Reybourn800/
Roburn776/
Raybourne75169/
Raibourne7520/
Roebourne753/
Rayborn712,719/
Raiborn7177/
Reiborn7126/
Reyborn711/
Reaborn710/
Rauborn710/
Royburn710/
Reibhorn672/
Rayboorn671/
Ruyabhorn631/

Raeburn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raeburn in the Marathi language
रेबनrebana-

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Raeburn Reference & Research

Rayburn/Raeburn-R165 FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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