Rathmell Surname

396,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Rathmell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rathmell,' a village three miles from Settle, Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Rauthmell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus Rauthemell, 1379: ibid.

John Rathmell, of Poulton, 1587: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

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Rathmell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4931:735,21157,637
England2831:196,88417,288
Australia871:310,29526,919
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Wales51:618,90625,852
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1691:144,23312,901
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Rathmell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rathmell,' a village three miles from Settle, Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Rauthmell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus Rauthemell, 1379: ibid.

John Rathmell, of Poulton, 1587: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Richard Rathmell, of Garstang, 1621: ibid.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Rathmell (Yorks), 14th cent. Rauthmell, Domesday Rodemele = the Red Sandhill or Sandbank (Rathmell is on the R. Ribble) [Old Norse rauð-r, red + mel-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rathmell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rathmell is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rathmell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rathmell is the 396,526th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 8,197,464 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Rathmell reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Rathmell is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 493 people, or 1 in 735,211. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 29 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 22 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Rathmell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rathmell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rathmell surname expanded 1,332 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rathmell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rathmell are 7.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.33% registered to vote for the political party.

Rathmell earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.41% more than the national average, earning $49,799 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rauthmell949/
Rathmel9348/
Rahmell931/
Ratmell931/
Rathmill88206/
Rothmell881/
Rahmel86721/
Ramell86122/
Rammell80570/
Rothmel80113/
Rethmel8049/
Rhomell808/
Raymell804/
Raamell802/
Rahmiel801/
Rahmeel801/
Ramel777,232/
Rahml774/
Ratml771/
Rothmill750/
Rammel711,383/
Romell71452/
Ramael71231/
Rasmel71195/
Raumel71127/
Rahmil7196/
Ramiel7144/
Rameel7114/
Ramill717/
Raymel716/
Rameld716/
Ramuel715/
Raamel714/
Raimel712/
Rameul712/
Rhomel712/
Rhamel711/
Reamel710/
Raml671,072/
Rammelt67857/
Roumell67204/
Rommell67140/
Hraimel6713/
Rajmiel678/
Rajmeel673/
Ramgill672/
Romiell671/
Rammeld671/
Rosmell671/
Roomell671/
Rohmeld670/
Reimell670/
Rammill670/

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