Rawland Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Rawland Surname Definition:

= Rowland, q.v.

Rawland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Rawland (164) may also be a first name.

Rawland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Rowland, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rawland Last Name Facts

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

Rawland has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rawland.

How Common Is The Last Name Rawland? popularity and diffusion

Rawland is the 3,017,195th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Rawland occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Rawland reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 715,247th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 164 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States Rawland is most frequent in: California, where 32 percent live, Oregon, where 27 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Rawland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rawland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rawland last name fell 58 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rawland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rawland last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Rawland earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.12% less than the national average, earning $39,646 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rowland86136,307/
Rewland862/
Rabland861/
Rowlland8010/
Roowland801/
Rowlandt801/
Rowlannd801/
Rrowland801/
Rowlandds751/
Rowland's751/
Rowlend7111/
Rawlent714/
Robland713/
Rowlamd712/
Rowlandová712/
Rovland711/
Rowlond710/
Rowlant710/
Rowlants674/
Rowlamds671/
Roevland670/
Robilland634/
Robelland631/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rawland
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