Ravenscroft Surname
Approximately 4,783 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameRavenscroft Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,273 | 1:24,513 | 3,386 |
| United States | 1,396 | 1:259,641 | 24,522 |
| South Africa | 437 | 1:123,976 | 14,629 |
| Australia | 363 | 1:74,368 | 8,731 |
| Wales | 93 | 1:33,275 | 3,343 |
| New Zealand | 49 | 1:92,415 | 12,718 |
| Scotland | 41 | 1:130,581 | 8,115 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 19 | 1:233,151 | 10,389 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,009 | 1:24,158 | 3,355 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 246 | 1:204,141 | 17,685 |
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.
(English) Dweller at Raven’s Croft [v. under Raven and Croft] More specifically Ravenscroft in Cheshire, in the 14th cent. Ravenscrofte.
A township in Cheshire.
A location name in Cheshire.
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.
Ravenscroft Demographics
Average Ravenscroft Salary in
United States
$45,358 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ravenscroft Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ravenscroft Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ravenscroft is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ravenscroft? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ravenscroft is the 99,055th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,523,635 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Ravenscroft reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 2,273 people, or 1 in 24,513. In England Ravenscroft is most frequent in: Cheshire, where 15 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 14 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Other than England Ravenscroft occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs 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 number of people who held the Ravenscroft surname rose 225 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 567 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,025 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Ravenscroft Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Ravenscroft last name is chiefly Presbyterian (32%) in Ireland.
In The United States Ravenscroft are 16.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.91% being registered to vote for the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenscrofts | 96 | 1 | / |
| Ravennscroft | 96 | 1 | / |
| Ravensscroft | 96 | 0 | / |
| Reavenscroft | 96 | 0 | / |
| Ravencroft | 95 | 145 | / |
| Ravenscrof | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ravensroft | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ravenscraft | 91 | 706 | / |
| Rovenscroft | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ravinscroft | 91 | 0 | / |
| Ravenscroff | 91 | 0 | / |
| Ravinscrofts | 87 | 0 | / |
| Rravenscraft | 87 | 0 | / |
| Ravencraft | 86 | 346 | / |
| Ravenscraf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ravensraft | 86 | 0 | / |
| Ravincroft | 86 | 0 | / |
| Ravenscrawf | 82 | 0 | / |
| Ravenscraff | 82 | 0 | / |
| Ravinscraft | 82 | 0 | / |
| Rowenscraft | 73 | 0 | / |
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