Ratherson Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ratherson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ratherson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Ratherson Last Name Facts

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

Ratherson is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ratherson.

How Common Is The Last Name Ratherson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Ratherson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ratherson are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Ratherson is primarily concentrated in: California, where 33 percent live, New Hampshire, where 33 percent live and Wisconsin, where 33 percent live.

Ratherson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ratherson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ratherson surname decreased 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raterson940/
Ratterson896/
Rasterson890/
Rathersen890/
Reiterson781/
Reuthershan702/
Reutershan63145/
Reitershan6320/
Reutershahn6019/
Reiterchong601/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ratherson
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