Rawling Surname

178,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Rawling Surname Definition:

= Rawlin (q.v.) with added -g.

Rawling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0841:51,4006,339
Australia6001:44,9935,654
United States4951:732,24057,446
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Wales121:257,87814,969
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0661:22,8663,197
Wales201:78,4213,652
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2411:208,37617,958

Rawling (67) may also be a first name.

Rawling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Rawlin (q.v.) with added -g.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The name of Rawlings occurred in Wilton and Warminster during the reigns of Henry VIII., Mary, and Elizabeth (H.). At present the neighbourhood of Calne is the home of the name, but as Rawlence it still occurs in Wilton.

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

Rawling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rawling is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rawling? popularity and diffusion

It is the 178,851st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,053,015 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Rawling are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles. Rawling is also the 1,191,548th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 67 people.

The last name Rawling is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 1,084 people, or 1 in 51,400. In England Rawling is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside, Greater London, where 8 percent reside and Cornwall, where 8 percent reside. Other than England this last name exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Rawling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rawling has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 102 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 205 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 525 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rawling Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rawling surname are 0.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.78% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rawling earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.8% more than the national average, earning R 289,440 per year; in United States they earn 0.75% less than the national average, earning $42,826 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.77% less than the national average, earning $48,802 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rawlinggs882/
Rawlinngs882/
Rowling862,248/
Rabling86132/
Ravling866/
Rawlngs862/
Rawleng861/
Rewling860/
Reavling809/
Rawlinck801/
Robling71900/
Röbling7144/
Reibling67440/
Roblling671/
Reivling671/

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