Rawbone Surname
Approximately 388 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameRawbone Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 270 | 1:206,363 | 17,844 |
| South Africa | 71 | 1:763,066 | 52,802 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:114,612 | 8,773 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 183 | 1:133,199 | 12,277 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
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).
Forms of Rathbone, q.v.
“Roe-Bone” in Old Norse (Ra- Bein), signifying a fast runner.
See Rabone.
1. An ancient personal name? 2. A corruption of Rathbourne (A-Sax.), a quick or rapid stream.
A corruption of Rathbone.
(Saxon.) An early gift.
A corruption of the surname Rathbone; from some local name (perhaps originally Rathbourne) in Ireland.
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.).
Rawbone Demographics
Average Rawbone Salary in
United States
$165,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rawbone Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rawbone Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rawbone is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rawbone? popularity and diffusion
Rawbone is the 742,570th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 18,782,335 people. The last name Rawbone occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Rawbone live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in British Isles.
The surname is most common in England, where it is held by 270 people, or 1 in 206,363. In England Rawbone is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 17 percent are found, Kent, where 17 percent are found and Warwickshire, where 15 percent are found. Aside from England this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent are found and Wales, where 7 percent are found.
Rawbone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Rawbone has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Rawbone last name rose 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.
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