Rawstron Surname

493,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 669 people bear this surname

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

Rawstron 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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Rawstron Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4531:122,99812,370
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Australia511:529,32739,816
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Wales131:238,04114,239
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3481:70,0447,858

Rawstron 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

Rawstron Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rawstron occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rawstron.

How Common Is The Last Name Rawstron? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 493,936th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,893,193 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Rawstron reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 453 people, or 1 in 122,998. In England Rawstron is most numerous in: Lancashire, where 42 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 7 percent live. Other than England this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Rawstron Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rawstron has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Rawstron surname expanded 130 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rawstron Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rawstron surname are 35.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.24% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rawstron earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.82% less than the national average, earning R 233,304 per year and in United States they earn 12.59% more than the national average, earning $48,583 USD per year.

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