Rawdon Surname
Approximately 1,200 people bear this surname
Rawdon Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Rawdon (Yorks), 14th cent. Rawdon = the Roe-Hill [Old English rá = Old Norse rá, a roe + Old English dún, a hill]
Rawdon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 952 | 1:380,734 | 33,628 |
| England | 126 | 1:442,207 | 29,452 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| Ireland | 27 | 1:174,405 | 7,679 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 162 | 1:150,465 | 13,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 119 | 1:422,006 | 30,979 |
Rawdon (169) may also be a first name.
Rawdon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Rawdon (Yorks), 14th cent. Rawdon = the Roe-Hill [Old English rá = Old Norse rá, a roe + Old English dún, a hill]
An estate in the parish of Guiseley, co. York, is "the original seat of this ancient family, which is traced to Thor de Rawdon, whose son Serlo lived in the reign of Stephen. Rawdon remained the family residence till early in the seventeenth century, when Sir George Rawdon, the then head of the house removed into the North of Ireland, and was seated at Moira, in the county of Down, where the family principally lived till the match with the heiress of Hastings in 1752." Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.
Local. From the lands of Royden, near Leeds, in Yorkshire, England.
The early pedigree of this family from the Conquest stated in the Peerages is mythic, and unsupported by any evidence. The family was the same originally as that of Craven, which see. From this house descended the Earls of Moira, Marquises of Hastings.
A location name in Yorkshire.
Rawdon is a name now rare in the county. The Rawdons of Rawdon were a powerful family in the middle ages (S. G.).
Rawdon Demographics
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Rawdon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rawdon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rawdon is found most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rawdon? popularity and diffusion
Rawdon is the 313,233rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 6,072,955 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Rawdon are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 703,581st most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 169 people.
It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 952 people, or 1 in 380,734. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Tennessee, where 14 percent live, Oklahoma, where 8 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States Rawdon is found in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.
Rawdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Rawdon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rawdon surname grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 22 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 386 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Rawdon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Rawdon surname are 10.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.88% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Rawdon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.31% less than the national average, earning R 120,468 per year; in United States they earn 4.56% more than the national average, earning $45,118 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.67% more than the national average, earning $50,016 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rawdone | 92 | 3 | / |
| Rawddon | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rawdoon | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rawdan | 83 | 9,516 | / |
| Rowdon | 83 | 411 | / |
| Rabdon | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rawdom | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rawdun | 83 | 0 | / |
| Rawdhan | 77 | 8 | / |
| Rawdang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ravdone | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ravdan | 67 | 1,615 | / |
| Rabdan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Rowdan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rafdan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Robdon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rowdhan | 62 | 5 | / |
| Rowdang | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ravdane | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ravdhan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ravduhyn | 57 | 10 | / |
| Ravdhane | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ravduhyna | 53 | 10 | / |
| Ravdanova | 53 | 1 | / |
| Rovdan | 50 | 37 | / |
| Răvdan | 50 | 37 | / |
| Revdan | 50 | 1 | / |
| Robdan | 50 | 0 | / |
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