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 surname Rawlings is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rawlings? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 18,866th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 249,548 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Rawlings reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Rawlings is also the 129,806th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 3,088 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 13,559 people, or 1 in 26,732. In The United States Rawlings is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 74 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.
Rawlings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Rawlings has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 595 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 219 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 640 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 7,750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 107 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Rawlings Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Rawlings are 13.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.96% being registered with the 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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