Rawstorne Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rawstorne Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rostherne,' a parish and village in Cheshire A family of Rosthernes seem early to have removed into the neighbouring county of Lancashire, and settled in the district around Bury, thence distributing themselves over the county.

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Rawstorne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1191:455,27538,276
England1091:511,17532,340
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Finland61:916,11741,832
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631

Rawstorne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rostherne,' a parish and village in Cheshire A family of Rosthernes seem early to have removed into the neighbouring county of Lancashire, and settled in the district around Bury, thence distributing themselves over the county. A representative family named Rawsthorne still holds a good position in Lancashire. The corrupted forms are many, the favourite being Roston. Five Rostons are still found in the Bury Directory.

Roger de Venables, parson of Roustorn, 1309: History East Cheshire.

James Legh, rector of the church of Rosthom, 1484: ibid.

William Rawstorne, gentleman, of Lancashire, 1580: Wills at Chester.

Agnes Rawstorne, widow, of the parish of Bury. 1594: ibid.

Jane Rosthern, widow, of Ainsworth: 1613: ibid.

John Rawstorne, Cheshire 1610: Register of the University of Oxford.

Laurence Rowsterne (Warrington), 1684-5: Exchequer Depositions (Lancashire).

Thomas Stubbs, parish of Rawsthorne, 1638: Wills at Chester.

This last entry sets all doubt at rest.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Scandinavian) belonging to Rostherne (Chesh.), a.d. 1349-50 Routhestorn, a.d. 1323 - 4 Routhisthorn = Rauth’s Thorn [the genit. of Old Norse rauð-r, red + þorn, thorn-tree]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This family designated by Burke, "ancient and worshipful," are stated to have been settled for centuries in Lancashire, though he only traces them to 37 Henry VIII. The name would appear to be derived from Rawston in that county.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rawstorne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rawstorne is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rawstorne click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rawstorne? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rawstorne is the 937,786th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. The last name Rawstorne is primarily found in Africa, where 47 percent of Rawstorne live; 46 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Rawstorne is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 455,275. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 25 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 24 percent are found and Western Cape, where 16 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Rawstorne exists in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 39 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Rawstorne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rawstorne has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Rawstorne surname expanded 227 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rawstorne Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rawstorne earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 127.96% more than the national average, earning R 541,716 per year and in United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

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