Rantoul Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Rantoul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rantoul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Rantoul Last Name Facts

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

Rantoul is found most in England. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rantoul? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Rantoul reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 47 percent live, Devon, where 41 percent live and Northumberland, where 6 percent live. Excluding England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Rantoul Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rantoul has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rantoul last name decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rantoul Last Name Statistics demography

Rantoul earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Randtoul9348/
Rantul92320/
Rantol9242/
Rantole864/
Ramtoul862/
Ramthoul801/
Rantal7741/
Ramtul7712/
Rontol771/
Rahntullh754/
Rantall71743/
Rantael71224/
Ramthol7193/
Rantale7112/
Ramtool715/
Ranthal711/
Rantalp711/
Ramthul711/
Reintol711/
Rasentholl710/
Rantaile6715/
Rosentul679/
Rantajal677/
Ramtoole675/
Ramthole674/
Ronthaul670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rantoul
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