Rathborne Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Jersey

Rathborne 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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Rathborne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1051:257,10223,526
United States601:6,040,982292,121
England351:1,591,94567,242
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Jersey31:33,0674,675
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland321:138,4337,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Rathborne 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 for Rathbone, q.v.

2 for Radborne, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Rathborne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rathborne is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rathborne.

How Common Is The Last Name Rathborne? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,067,497th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 45 percent of Rathborne reside; 45 percent reside in Australasia and 45 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequently used in Australia, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 257,102. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: New South Wales, where 48 percent reside, Queensland, where 41 percent reside and Victoria, where 11 percent reside. Other than Australia this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.

Rathborne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rathborne has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rathborne last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rathborne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rathborne last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rathborne earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 34.66% more than the national average, earning $58,105 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.55% less than the national average, earning $46,431 CAD per year.

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