Rector Surname
Approximately 20,215 people bear this surname
Rector Surname Definition:
(English) The official who had charge of a church or parish.
Rector Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18,797 | 1:19,283 | 2,417 |
| Canada | 777 | 1:47,420 | 5,782 |
| Germany | 253 | 1:318,203 | 31,987 |
| Nigeria | 58 | 1:3,054,185 | 94,504 |
| Netherlands | 54 | 1:312,725 | 36,782 |
| Belgium | 50 | 1:229,933 | 29,007 |
| Australia | 46 | 1:586,863 | 42,409 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,856 | 1:13,024 | 1,677 |
Rector (1,410) may also be a first name.
Rector Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) The official who had charge of a church or parish.
See Ecclesiastical Surnames. The Fitz-Rector of H.R. induces a suspicion of broken vows. Rector has, however, other and secular applications.
Rector Demographics
Rector Political Affiliation
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Rector Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rector Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rector is most common in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rector? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 26,597th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 360,502 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Rector are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rector is also the 208,047th most widespread forename globally, borne by 1,410 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 18,797 people, or 1 in 19,283. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, Missouri, where 7 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States Rector occurs in 51 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.
Rector Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Rector has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rector last name rose 487 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 104 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rector Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Rector are 19.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.73% registered with the party.
The amount Rector earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.8% less than the national average, earning R 133,560 per year; in United States they earn 0.78% less than the national average, earning $42,813 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.82% less than the national average, earning $43,315 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rechtor | 92 | 16 | / |
| Recktor | 92 | 14 | / |
| Recttor | 92 | 8 | / |
| Reuctor | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rectort | 92 | 1 | / |
| Reactor | 92 | 0 | / |
| Reichtor | 86 | 0 | / |
| Rektor | 83 | 457 | / |
| Rictor | 83 | 196 | / |
| Rectar | 83 | 5 | / |
| Rejtor | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rectorová | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ricktor | 77 | 36 | / |
| Reaktor | 77 | 26 | / |
| Richtor | 77 | 19 | / |
| Rychtor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raictor | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rechtar | 77 | 0 | / |
| Reiktor | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rektorová | 67 | 35 | / |
| Riktor | 67 | 28 | / |
| Rejtar | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ryktor | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rektur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rigtor | 67 | 0 | / |
| Regtar | 67 | 0 | / |
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Rector Reference & Research
Rector DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Rector FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rector
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