Ravenscroft Surname

99,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,783 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ravenscroft Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ravenscroft,' a township in the parish of Middlewich, Cheshire.

1565. Martin Raynscrofte: Register of the University of Oxford.

1574. Richard Ravenscrofte, of Occleston: Wills at Chester.

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Ravenscroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2731:24,5133,386
United States1,3961:259,64124,522
South Africa4371:123,97614,629
Australia3631:74,3688,731
Wales931:33,2753,343
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0091:24,1583,355
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2461:204,14117,685

Ravenscroft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ravenscroft,' a township in the parish of Middlewich, Cheshire.

1565. Martin Raynscrofte: Register of the University of Oxford.

1574. Richard Ravenscrofte, of Occleston: Wills at Chester.

1618. John Ravenscroft, of Wettenhall, Cheshire: ibid.

1757. Married — John Ravenscroft and Elizabeth Colman: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at Raven’s Croft [v. under Raven and Croft] More specifically Ravenscroft in Cheshire, in the 14th cent. Ravenscrofte.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cheshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Ravenscrofts have assumed the name of a Cheshire township The Royles were in the parish of Prestbury in the 16th century (E.). Ryle was the name of a very ancient Stockport family; Ryles was the name of a family that held the Styall estate, Wilmslow, in the 16th century (O.). Royle is still a Prestbury and a Stockport name.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Ravenscroft Last Name Facts

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

Ravenscroft is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ravenscroft? popularity and diffusion

It is the 99,055th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,523,635 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Ravenscroft are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 2,273 people, or 1 in 24,513. In England it is most numerous in: Cheshire, where 15 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 14 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Besides England Ravenscroft exists in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

Ravenscroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ravenscroft has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 225 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 567 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,025 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ravenscroft Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ravenscroft surname is chiefly Presbyterian (32%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ravenscroft last name are 16.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.91% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ravenscroft earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 28.84% more than the national average, earning R 306,180 per year; in United States they earn 5.12% more than the national average, earning $45,358 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.21% more than the national average, earning $59,722 CAD per year.

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