Rawbone Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Rawbone Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ruabon'. There seems little doubt that these surnames hail from Cheshire, also that Ruabon is the parent. The change to Rathbone is peculiar, but perhaps the place-name Ruabon has undergone a change.

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Rawbone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2701:206,36317,844
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Wales271:114,6128,773
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1831:133,19912,277
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Rawbone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ruabon'. There seems little doubt that these surnames hail from Cheshire, also that Ruabon is the parent. The change to Rathbone is peculiar, but perhaps the place-name Ruabon has undergone a change. I furnish an instance of Rawbone from the Prestbury registers (Cheshire) dated 1603. A Thomas Rathbone was living there in 1695. His name occurs in a document; v. East Cheshire, ii. 226. This is corroborative. I see Lower says,' Rawbone, a corruption of Rathbone.' It may be the other way about.

1547. Robert Radbone and Elizabeth Smyth: Marriage Lic. (London).

1592. Peter Rathbone, of Brereton: Wills at Chester.

1605. Ann Rathbone, of Moreton, widow, ibid.

1604. Married — Thomas Rawbone and Alice Okes: Reg. Prestbury Ch. (Cheshire).

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

Forms of Rathbone, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Roe-Bone” in Old Norse (Ra- Bein), signifying a fast runner.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

See Rabone.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

1. An ancient personal name? 2. A corruption of Rathbourne (A-Sax.), a quick or rapid stream.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A corruption of Rathbone.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) An early gift.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A corruption of the surname Rathbone; from some local name (perhaps originally Rathbourne) in Ireland.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

There were Rathbones in Prestbury 200 years ago (E.). Richard Rathbone was mayor of Chester in 1598, and Thomas Rathbone was sheriff of that city in 1790 (H.).

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

Rawbone Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rawbone occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rawbone? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 742,570th most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 18,782,335 people. The surname Rawbone is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Rawbone reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 77 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 270 people, or 1 in 206,363. In England Rawbone is most numerous in: West Midlands, where 17 percent reside, Kent, where 17 percent reside and Warwickshire, where 15 percent reside. Barring England it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 18 percent reside and Wales, where 7 percent reside.

Rawbone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rawbone has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 148 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 29 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rawbone Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rawbone earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 20.39% more than the national average, earning R 286,104 per year and in United States they earn 282.4% more than the national average, earning $165,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Rawboon863/
Rawboyna801/
Rabbon77381/
Rowbon770/
Rabbane712,336/
Robbone7160/
Rabboun714/
Rawbank711/
Rowboon711/
Ravwane711/
Rabbanee67377/
Rabbaney6767/
Rabbouni673/
Ravboina671/

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