Rapson Surname

129,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Rapson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ralph,' from the nick. Rap; v. Rapkin.

John Rapson, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

1581. Thomas Rapshion, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Rapson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0321:351,22031,476
England7681:72,5508,292
Australia5371:50,2716,260
New Zealand2511:18,0413,160
Canada2341:157,46015,959
South Africa1941:279,26727,511
Tanzania811:653,60039,027
Scotland691:77,5925,787
Israel551:155,59316,202
Wales461:67,2725,910
France351:1,897,792163,564
Costa Rica321:149,3772,141
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Barbados221:13,066873
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6221:39,1895,007
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:272,92822,173

Rapson (525) may also be a first name.

Rapson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ralph,' from the nick. Rap; v. Rapkin.

John Rapson, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

1581. Thomas Rapshion, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1804. Married — William Oak and Mary Rapson: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Ralph’s Son: v. Ralph.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A contraction of Ralphson, the son of Ralph.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Danish, Rapp; a personal name.

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

User-submitted Reference

(Cornish, English) The Rapson surname means 'son of Ralph'.

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Rapson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rapson (Arabic: ربسون) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rapson is the 129,023rd most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,076,816 people. The last name Rapson is primarily found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Rapson are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rapson is also the 368,302nd most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 525 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,032 people, or 1 in 351,220. In The United States Rapson is primarily found in: Michigan, where 30 percent reside, Maryland, where 6 percent reside and Kentucky, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 39 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Rapson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rapson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rapson last name grew 561 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 123 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,533 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 118 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rapson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rapson last name are 7.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.26% being registered with the party.

The amount Rapson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 130.38% more than the national average, earning R 547,464 per year; in United States they earn 8.55% more than the national average, earning $46,840 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.68% more than the national average, earning $61,946 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rappson9211/
Rapsong925/
Raphson921/
Rapsone920/
Rabson839,403/
Ropson83419/
Rapsan836/
Ravson833/
Rapsun831/
Rapsen831/
Rapsom831/
Rapsang771,300/
Ropshon777/
Raubson772/
Rapsant772/
Roopson772/
Rabsong771/
Ropsson771/
Roupson771/
Ravshon771/
Rasbson771/
Raypsan771/
Reapsom770/
Roopsong714/
Roupsong711/
Rayppsan711/
Robson6783,713/
Roopsoong6766/
Ropsen679/
Ravsen679/
Ropsan677/
Roopsoung675/
Ravsan675/
Ropsom673/
Rabsan673/
Rabzon672/
Rabsun672/
Róbson672/
Rabsán671/
Rabsen671/
Rapsum670/

Rapson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rapson in the Arabic language
ربسونrbswn-

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