Raistrick Surname

285,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Raistrick Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rastrick,' formerly a chapelry in West Riding of Yorks, three miles from Hudders field.

Katerina Rastrike, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1803. Married — William Reid Rastrick and Elizabeth Emery: St.

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Raistrick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0061:55,3866,728
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Australia521:519,14839,018
Canada391:944,75971,777
Scotland221:243,35512,191
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Wales111:281,32115,850
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7081:34,4284,506
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Raistrick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rastrick,' formerly a chapelry in West Riding of Yorks, three miles from Hudders field.

Katerina Rastrike, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1803. Married — William Reid Rastrick and Elizabeth Emery: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ravenscroft,' a township in the parish of Middlewich, Cheshire.

1565. Martin Raynscrofte: Register of the University of Oxford.

1574. Richard Ravenscrofte, of Occleston: Wills at Chester.

1618. John Ravenscroft, of Wettenhall, Cheshire: ibid.

1757. Married — John Ravenscroft and Elizabeth Colman: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

= Rastrick, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Ravenscrofts have assumed the name of a Cheshire township The Royles were in the parish of Prestbury in the 16th century (E.). Ryle was the name of a very ancient Stockport family; Ryles was the name of a family that held the Styall estate, Wilmslow, in the 16th century (O.). Royle is still a Prestbury and a Stockport name.

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

Raistrick Last Name Facts

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

Raistrick is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raistrick? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 285,131st most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,402,184 people. The surname Raistrick is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Raistrick are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 77 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Raistrick is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 1,006 people, or 1 in 55,386. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 38 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 7 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 6 percent live. Apart from England this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Raistrick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Raistrick has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 2,175 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raistrick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Raistrick last name is chiefly Salvation Army (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Raistrick last name are 8.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Raistrick earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.36% more than the national average, earning $48,052 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.22% less than the national average, earning $43,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raistraick950/
Rastrick94317/
Raistric940/
Raustrick891/
Restrick82232/
Ristruck820/
Restric751/
Readstreak630/
Redstreak564/
Redstreake5346/

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