Rathbun Surname

57,104th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Rathbun Surname Definition:

Found in 14th-cent. Cheshire records as Rathebon, does not seem to be English. If the original bearers of the name came from Ireland it answers to the Irish Rathbane, Rathbaun = ‘White Fort’ [Irish rath, a fort; also palace + bán, white].

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Rathbun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,6221:42,0395,166
Canada1121:328,97830,038
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
British Virgin Islands71:4,513453
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
England41:13,929,515290,718
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5311:32,8013,948

Rathbun (21) may also be a first name.

Rathbun Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in 14th-cent. Cheshire records as Rathebon, does not seem to be English. If the original bearers of the name came from Ireland it answers to the Irish Rathbane, Rathbaun = ‘White Fort’ [Irish rath, a fort; also palace + bán, white]. If from Wales (as seems more likely), the name prob. means the ‘Stumpy Clearing or Plain’ [Welsh rhath, a cleared spot, plain (conn. with Irish rath) + Welsh bon, a stock, stump, stem (conn. with Irish and Gaelic bonn, a foundation, base] and is apparently allied to ‘Ratisbon.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, Welsh) One who came from Radbourn (stream where reeds grew), in Warwicksire, or from Radbourne, with the same meaning, in Derbyshire; dweller in a stumpy clearing.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rathbun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rathbun is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rathbun.

How Common Is The Last Name Rathbun? popularity and diffusion

Rathbun is the 57,104th most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 821,595 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Rathbun reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Rathbun is also the 2,368,944th most widely held forename in the world It is held by 21 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 8,622 people, or 1 in 42,039. In The United States Rathbun is most common in: New York, where 10 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Michigan, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States Rathbun exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and New Zealand, where 1 percent live.

Rathbun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rathbun has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 563 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rathbun Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rathbun surname are 16.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.31% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rathbun earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.4% more than the national average, earning $45,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.49% more than the national average, earning $63,341 CAD per year.

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Ratbon775/
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