Rettie Surname

423,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Rettie Surname Definition:

Of local origin from the old lands of Reattie or Raittie in the parish of Innerboyndie, Banffshire. Willmus Rettie was common councillor in Aberdeen 1474 (Guildry, p. 187). The name occurs several times in RSCA. as Raittie and Ratie.

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Rettie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2831:18,9182,239
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
Canada1841:200,24819,574
England1081:515,90832,533
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1931:19,3951,962
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Rettie (169) may also be a first name.

Rettie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin from the old lands of Reattie or Raittie in the parish of Innerboyndie, Banffshire. Willmus Rettie was common councillor in Aberdeen 1474 (Guildry, p. 187). The name occurs several times in RSCA. as Raittie and Ratie.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Rettie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rettie is most common in Scotland. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rettie? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 423,328th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,908,980 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Rettie are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 703,581st most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 169 people.

This surname is most numerous in Scotland, where it is borne by 283 people, or 1 in 18,918. In Scotland Rettie is primarily concentrated in: Aberdeen City, where 19 percent reside, Aberdeenshire, where 13 percent reside and Perth and Kinross, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Scotland Rettie occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 22 percent reside.

Rettie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rettie has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname rose 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,095 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 720 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rettie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rettie surname are 12.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rettie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.75% more than the national average, earning $49,513 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.57% more than the national average, earning $52,945 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riettie92140/
Reittie9284/
Rettier9215/
Reattie920/
Retti91298/
Rette91179/
Retie9127/
Retter833,855/
Rottie83607/
Rattie83327/
Reatti83307/
Riette83263/
Rettis83145/
Rittie83114/
Roetti83110/
Reitti8393/
Retier8388/
Rettes8372/
Rettey8339/
Rettez8337/
Retiet8336/
Retjie8331/
Rettiz8329/
Restie8320/
Ryttie8315/
Reatte8315/
Reutti8312/
Roette836/
Rettih834/
Rettit832/
Reitte832/
Reutte832/
Rehtie831/
Reitie831/
Reties831/
Retiez831/
Rettge831/
Rethie831/
Rettee831/
Rettet831/
Restte831/
Retaie831/
Rettio830/
Retthe830/
Reatie830/
Rettiy830/
Reutie830/
Reti804,331/
Rete801,281/
Reitter772,085/
Rettich771,293/
Reytier77377/
Restier77302/
Rethier7752/
Retthip7750/
Resties7720/
Rhetier7720/
Reaties7719/
Rittier775/
Reittes773/
Raittie771/
Reathie771/
Rechtie771/
Rechtti771/
Reetter771/
Rettaji771/
Reytter771/
Ritthie771/
Rettitt771/
Rietjie771/
Reattis770/
Restter770/
Retiher770/
Reittis770/
Retteio770/
Rettett770/
Ratti7320,665/
Retta735,973/
Retes735,859/
Rotti735,217/
Ratte735,204/
Resti733,582/
Ritti733,417/
Retis732,802/
Retiz732,194/
Ritte732,137/
Rotte732,052/
Reite73657/
Reter73527/
Reate73497/
Reste73431/
Ratie73381/
Rethi73354/
Raeti73349/
Retty73324/
Roete73307/
Rethe73302/
Retea73295/
Retyi73224/
Retez73109/
Reute73105/
Retiy7371/
Retio7365/
Rehti7363/
Rotie7360/
Rätte7355/
Rötte7352/
Retep7350/
Rätti7336/
Roeti7335/
Retei7333/
Riete7333/
Reiti7329/
Redti7325/
Reyte7320/
Retet7320/
Retey7319/
Reete7318/
Retit7317/
Rytie7314/
Retih7313/
Reteh7312/
Raete7311/
Retoe7310/
Rhete7310/
Reuti739/
Rytte738/
Ritie738/
Reteu734/
Retai734/
Retye734/
Retip734/
Reyti733/
Retui733/
Rejti732/
Reted731/
Retii731/
Redte731/
Retje731/
Reistter712/
Rittouie711/
Reistier711/
Rhethier711/
Rettisch710/
Reihtier710/
Ritter67127,390/
Reiter6765,315/
Rytter672,443/
Rester672,267/
Reyter671,652/
Riotte671,477/
Retout67710/
Reeter67531/
Ritiye67525/
Rattey67520/
Ritthe67438/
Rattai67416/
Ratthe67402/
Rathie67392/
Rether67387/
Reštei67383/
Ritthi67301/
Restea67267/
Ristie67255/
Rattee67240/
Resthi67238/
Rittes67236/
Riotti67235/
Roethe67229/
Rietta67220/
Rötter67205/
Rejter67193/
Rattei67185/
Rrethi67142/
Reithe67112/
Reuthe67110/
Resteu67106/
Retoye67100/
Restis6797/
Reites6782/
Rhetta6778/
Rottee6771/
Reiste6769/
Raitte6769/
Ratiea6768/
Riethe6767/
Retess6760/
Rottey6754/
Retich6753/
Ruitti6751/
Restey6748/
Retoji6746/
Retish6745/
Reștea6744/
Rittee6743/
Rittis6742/
Restei6739/
Raytte6738/
Reutoi6736/
Rettau6735/
Rittue6732/
Restes6730/
Restui6728/
Reteyo6728/
Rittey6727/
Retiyo6726/
Ratthi6724/
Reitis6724/
Reates6722/
Restid6722/
Rithie6721/
Rothie6719/
Retiya6718/
Ristte6716/
Rethea6716/
Reytet6716/
Reteux6715/
Reetta6713/
Rethis6713/
Reityi6713/
Reathi6712/
Retesh6711/
Retesz6711/
Rottée6711/
Rhatti6711/
Rittep6711/
Rhaeti679/
Ritier679/
Retuye679/
Rested679/
Rotjie679/
Reshte678/
Rethiz678/
Roetei678/
Rytthi678/
Reitty678/
Reutty677/
Ryttge676/
Rettou676/
Reethe675/
Rehtee675/
Retijo675/
Reasti675/
Rettay675/
Ratteh675/
Hrotte675/
Reater674/
Raatti674/
Raethe674/
Rethiy674/
Raetai674/
Rittoe674/
Roitti674/
Rietje673/
Retiha673/
Rezter673/
Rhethe673/
Retyer673/
Retyes673/
Reytes673/
Rechti673/
Retaji672/
Reatis672/
Raitti672/
Rattée672/
Rittge672/
Rittié672/
Retawe672/
Rethes672/
Ratjie672/
Retets671/
Rajtte671/
Rajtti671/
Rahtie671/
Rottai671/
Reddti671/
Redthi671/
Reetee671/
Reethi671/
Reitez671/
Rejtoe671/
Rietty671/
Rethai671/
Rettaa671/
Retuia671/
Reytui671/
Rathti671/
Ristti671/
Hreter671/
Rethey671/
Restiš671/
Restoi671/
Reitei671/
Rahtti671/
Ratteè671/
Rattié671/
Reeste671/
Retjes671/
Retoia671/
Reutea671/
Restez671/
Retais671/
Rete'e671/
Rietai671/
Reştea671/
Rythie671/
Røeste671/
Rrethe671/
Rretiz671/
Rotthe671/
Rotthi671/
Rottij671/
Ruitte671/
Ruitie671/
Reztep671/
Rethee671/
Rethez671/
Rotteh671/
Hreyti671/
Reytji671/
Ratyie671/
Roethi671/
Rittei671/
Roitte671/
Reutei671/
Rittez671/
Rhotte670/
Reatta670/
Reatty670/
Reitge670/
Reitee670/
Rhetty670/
Hritte670/
Reitey670/
Reathe670/
Rheite670/
Rethye670/
Radtte670/
Retech670/
Retees670/
Reteis670/
Rechte670/

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Footnotes

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