Rawleigh Surname

538,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Rawleigh Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Rayleigh (meadow where rye was grown), in Essex or from Rowley (rough wood), the name of several places in England.

Rawleigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5151:703,80455,627
Canada611:604,02649,778
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Rawleigh (245) may also be a first name.

Rawleigh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Rayleigh (meadow where rye was grown), in Essex or from Rowley (rough wood), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

An ancient Devonshire family, who, according to Fuller, derived their name from "a well-known town" in that county. I cannot discover any town, or even village, so called, though the name is indissolubly connected with the shire, in the persons of the two famous Raleighs-William, Bishop of Winchester, temp. Henry III., and the renowned, but unfortunate, Sir Walter, who were both born within its limits. In the Rotuli Hundredorum for the county of Somerset, there is a Warinus de Raleghe.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rhawlaw, in the Welsh, signifies a lieutenant, a vicar; and Rheoli, to govern, to rule. It may be local, from Ral, Raoul or Ralph, and high, or ley, a field or place.

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

Rawleigh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rawleigh is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rawleigh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rawleigh is the 538,129th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 12,186,532 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Rawleigh reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 570,604th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 245 people.

Rawleigh is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 515 people, or 1 in 703,804. In The United States Rawleigh is primarily found in: New York, where 45 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and North Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Rawleigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rawleigh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rawleigh surname increased 780 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rawleigh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Rawleigh last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rawleigh last name are 33.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 79.83% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rawleigh earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.49% more than the national average, earning $45,086 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.49% more than the national average, earning $53,903 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rawligh931/
Rawliegh884/
Rawleagh881/
Rowleigh880/
Rawleg860/
Rawlik71186/
Rawlek7159/
Rawlake6781/
Rawlick6739/
Rawlettq632/
Rowlaugh630/
Ravlic57254/
Rawlyk57223/
Ravlik5769/
Ravlek572/
Rowlik571/
Rowlek571/
Rawlak571/
Rawlyck5329/
Hrablik534/
Rowlake531/
Hrabluik5051/
Ravlycke501/

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