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 last name Raeburn (Marathi: रेबन) is borne by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raeburn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 142,558th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,335,003 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Raeburn reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 548,616th most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 263 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is held by 933 people, or 1 in 5,738. In Scotland it is mostly found in: City of Edinburgh, where 15 percent reside, West Lothian, where 9 percent reside and Glasgow City, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Scotland this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Raeburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Raeburn has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Raeburn 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 fell 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Raeburn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States Raeburn are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being 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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