Rawlings Surname
Approximately 29,203 people bear this surname
Rawlings Surname Definition:
A surname recorded in the town of Naim. Most probably from Norse Hrdlfr (from ON. Hrothuwolfar, 'wolf of fame'), as other names of undoubted Norse origin (Main, Manson) are current in the town. Elsewhere the name may be from the personal name Ralph (from Old English Rædwulf, 'wolf of counsel').
Read More About This SurnameRawlings Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,559 | 1:26,732 | 3,353 |
| England | 9,409 | 1:5,922 | 846 |
| Australia | 3,138 | 1:8,603 | 1,279 |
| Canada | 1,141 | 1:32,292 | 4,193 |
| Wales | 582 | 1:5,317 | 581 |
| New Zealand | 417 | 1:10,859 | 1,897 |
| South Africa | 175 | 1:309,587 | 29,554 |
| Scotland | 155 | 1:34,541 | 3,395 |
| Nigeria | 112 | 1:1,581,632 | 59,341 |
| Japan | 48 | 1:2,663,423 | 31,597 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Spain | 36 | 1:1,298,668 | 42,856 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Kenya | 25 | 1:1,847,196 | 36,049 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| United Arab Emirates | 23 | 1:398,360 | 23,003 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12 | 1:4,600 | 509 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,301 | 1:5,667 | 862 |
| Wales | 91 | 1:17,235 | 1,021 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,277 | 1:22,055 | 2,773 |
Rawlings (3,088) may also be a first name.
Rawlings Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A surname recorded in the town of Naim. Most probably from Norse Hrdlfr (from ON. Hrothuwolfar, 'wolf of fame'), as other names of undoubted Norse origin (Main, Manson) are current in the town. Elsewhere the name may be from the personal name Ralph (from Old English Rædwulf, 'wolf of counsel'). Ralph, abbot of Jedburgh, died 1205 (Chron. Mail.). Magy Rauff appears in Aberdeen, 1400 (CWA., p. 313), Amy Rauff occurs in a list of Aberdeen thieves in 1411, and Henrie Raife was master of a barge there in 1444 (CRA., p. 4, 11). Alexander Rauff was chaplain in Aberdour, Banffshire, 1506 (REA., II, p. 97), John Rauff appears as monk of Inchaffray, 1544 and 1564 (Inchaffray, p. xcviii-xcix), and Wallace Rauff is in record in Edinburgh, 1595 (Edinb. Marr.). John Raif, merchant and burgess of Glasgow, 1607 (Burgesses), George Rauff in Nethermains, 1627 (Craw, Chirnside Common, p. 15), and Thomas Ralph in Partick, 1711 (Minutes, p. 115). As forename: Rafe Pott in Kelso, 1567 (Kelso, p. 524).
For Rawlins, q.v.
(English) Descendant of little Raoul or little Raw, pet forms of Ralph (shield, wolf).
The personal name Radulphus, introduced at the time of the Norman Conquest. It has given rise to Relfe, Realf, Ralfs, Raw, Rawes, Rawson, Rason, Rawlins, Rawlings, Rawlinson, Roaf, Rolfe, and other surnames.
(Saxon.) From Rad, counsel, and ulph, help, French, Raoul, Latin, Rodolphus, a helper, a counselor.
From Raoul, French for Ralph, and the patronymic termination ings;—Ralph's son.
From the Dutch, Rohling; a personal name.
Rawlings Demographics
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Rawlings Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rawlings Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rawlings is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rawlings? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 18,866th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 249,548 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Rawlings are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rawlings is also the 129,806th most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 3,088 people.
The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 13,559 people, or 1 in 26,732. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States Rawlings is found in 74 countries. It is also common in England, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.
Rawlings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Rawlings has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rawlings last name grew 595 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 219 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 640 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 7,750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 107 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Rawlings Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Rawlings last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Rawlings are 13.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.96% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Rawlings earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.48% more than the national average, earning R 317,208 per year; in United States they earn 1.05% more than the national average, earning $43,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.26% more than the national average, earning $53,288 CAD per year.
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