Rathburne Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Rathburne 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.
Read More About This SurnameRathburne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Rathburne 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).
1. An ancient personal name? 2. A corruption of Rathbourne (A-Sax.), a quick or rapid stream.
(Saxon.) An early gift.
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.).
Rathburne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rathburne Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rathburne is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Rathburne click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rathburne? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 11,742,229th most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Rathburne live; 100 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most frequent in Canada, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Quebec, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Canada this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent are found.
Rathburne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Rathburne has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rathbourne | 95 | 11 | / |
| Rathburn | 94 | 3,256 | / |
| Rathborne | 89 | 233 | / |
| Rathbourn | 89 | 7 | / |
| Rathburen | 89 | 0 | / |
| Raburne | 88 | 10 | / |
| Ratburn | 88 | 5 | / |
| Rahburn | 88 | 3 | / |
| Rathborn | 82 | 49 | / |
| Rayburne | 82 | 32 | / |
| Rabourne | 82 | 26 | / |
| Rothburn | 82 | 18 | / |
| Rasburne | 82 | 0 | / |
| Rachburn | 82 | 0 | / |
| Raburn | 80 | 1,484 | / |
| Raybourne | 78 | 169 | / |
| Raibourne | 78 | 20 | / |
| Rohbourne | 78 | 0 | / |
| Rashbourn | 78 | 0 | / |
| Rayburn | 75 | 11,805 | / |
| Rhaburn | 75 | 609 | / |
| Rabourn | 75 | 516 | / |
| Reaburn | 75 | 363 | / |
| Rasburn | 75 | 151 | / |
| Raiburn | 75 | 111 | / |
| Raborne | 75 | 11 | / |
| Rauburn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raybourn | 71 | 548 | / |
| Raibourn | 71 | 129 | / |
| Rayborne | 71 | 61 | / |
| Reyburne | 71 | 13 | / |
| Rohsburn | 71 | 5 | / |
| Rayburin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Raybuirn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raiborne | 71 | 0 | / |
| Raborn | 67 | 1,753 | / |
| Roburn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rosbourne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ravurn | 67 | 1 | / |
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