Rathband Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Rathband Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ruabon'. There seems little doubt that these surnames hail from Cheshire, also that Ruabon is the parent. The change to Rathbone is peculiar, but perhaps the place-name Ruabon has undergone a change.

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Rathband Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:511,17532,340
Scotland221:243,35512,191
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981

Rathband Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ruabon'. There seems little doubt that these surnames hail from Cheshire, also that Ruabon is the parent. The change to Rathbone is peculiar, but perhaps the place-name Ruabon has undergone a change. I furnish an instance of Rawbone from the Prestbury registers (Cheshire) dated 1603. A Thomas Rathbone was living there in 1695. His name occurs in a document; v. East Cheshire, ii. 226. This is corroborative. I see Lower says,' Rawbone, a corruption of Rathbone.' It may be the other way about.

1547. Robert Radbone and Elizabeth Smyth: Marriage Lic. (London).

1592. Peter Rathbone, of Brereton: Wills at Chester.

1605. Ann Rathbone, of Moreton, widow, ibid.

1604. Married — Thomas Rawbone and Alice Okes: Reg. Prestbury Ch. (Cheshire).

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

1. An ancient personal name? 2. A corruption of Rathbourne (A-Sax.), a quick or rapid stream.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) An early gift.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

There were Rathbones in Prestbury 200 years ago (E.). Richard Rathbone was mayor of Chester in 1598, and Thomas Rathbone was sheriff of that city in 1790 (H.).

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

Rathband Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rathband is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rathband? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rathband is the 1,478,479th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Rathband live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Rathband is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 511,175. In England it is most common in: Derbyshire, where 28 percent live, Oxfordshire, where 14 percent live and West Midlands, where 11 percent live. Apart from England Rathband is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Rathband Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rathband has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Rathband surname rose 232 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rathband Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

Rathband earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 76.54% more than the national average, earning $76,175 USD per year.

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