Rastrick Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Rastrick 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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Rastrick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1601:348,23825,208
New Zealand1181:38,3766,521
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1901:128,29111,943
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Rastrick 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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Rastrick (Yorks), 14th cent. Rastrike, Domesday Rastric [doubtful: if the second element correspond to the Swedish streke, a current, the first element would prob. be the Old Norse rá, a roe]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A chapelry in the parish of Halifax, co. York, where the family resided in 1250. See Watson's Hist, of Halifax.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Andrew, Eudo, Gaiter, Oger, &c., Rusticus, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Rastrick Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rastrick is found most in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rastrick? popularity and diffusion

Rastrick is the 858,879th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. Rastrick occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Rastrick are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 348,238. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 17 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 15 percent are found and Hampshire, where 8 percent are found. Apart from England Rastrick exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 37 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Rastrick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rastrick has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Rastrick last name decreased 16 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rastrick Last Name Statistics demography

Rastrick earn more than double the average income. In Canada they earn 164.64% more than the national average, earning $131,481 CAD per year.

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