Rawdon Surname

313,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Andorra

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9521:380,73433,628
England1261:442,20729,452
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Ireland271:174,4057,679
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1621:150,46513,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From the lands of Royden, near Leeds, in Yorkshire, England.

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

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.

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Yorkshire.

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

Rawdon is a name now rare in the county. The Rawdons of Rawdon were a powerful family in the middle ages (S. G.).

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

Rawdon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rawdon is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rawdon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 313,233rd most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,072,955 people. The surname is predominantly 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 commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 169 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 952 people, or 1 in 380,734. In The United States it is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 14 percent reside, Oklahoma, where 8 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Rawdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rawdon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rawdon surname grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 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 holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rawdon last name are 10.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rawdone923/
Rawddon921/
Rawdoon921/
Rawdan839,516/
Rowdon83411/
Rabdon832/
Rawdom831/
Rawdun830/
Rawdhan778/
Rawdang771/
Ravdone771/
Ravdan671,615/
Rabdan6711/
Rowdan677/
Rafdan673/
Robdon672/
Rowdhan625/
Rowdang621/
Ravdane621/
Ravdhan621/
Ravduhyn5710/
Ravdhane571/
Ravduhyna5310/
Ravdanova531/
Rovdan5037/
Răvdan5037/
Revdan501/
Robdan500/

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