Ratledge Surname

311,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Ratledge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ratledge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9891:366,49032,581
England1781:313,02323,520
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Wales81:386,81619,671
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:262,10118,696
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

Ratledge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ratledge is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ratledge? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 311,397th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,027,747 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Ratledge reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 989 people, or 1 in 366,490. In The United States Ratledge is most numerous in: Tennessee, where 25 percent reside, North Carolina, where 23 percent reside and California, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Ratledge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ratledge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ratledge surname expanded 1,124 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 191 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ratledge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ratledge surname are 37.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 84.21% registered with the political party.

The amount Ratledge earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 4.37% less than the national average, earning $41,262 USD per year and in Canada they earn 72.44% more than the national average, earning $85,673 CAD per year.

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Ratledge Reference & Research

Rutledge/Routledge FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Rutledge/Routledge FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Ratledge
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