Rintoul Surname

182,417th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

Rintoul Surname Definition:

From the old lands of Rintoul in the parish of Orwell, Kinross-shire. Retween 1362-137 there is mention of a clausum or enclosed estate bearing the name Rentoule. The surname occurs but rarely in public record, and like the Dalglishes, the family seems to have "successfully avoided any distinction.

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Rintoul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada7591:48,5455,894
Scotland5001:10,7081,466
United States3971:912,99568,645
England2521:221,10318,649
Australia2501:107,98312,061
New Zealand801:56,6048,933
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Wales181:171,91811,581
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland6111:6,126887
England821:297,26120,172
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Rintoul Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the old lands of Rintoul in the parish of Orwell, Kinross-shire. Retween 1362-137 there is mention of a clausum or enclosed estate bearing the name Rentoule. The surname occurs but rarely in public record, and like the Dalglishes, the family seems to have "successfully avoided any distinction." There is a family tradition among the Perthshire Rintouls that they are of Huguenot descent, but as here shown the name is found in Scotland much earlier. Mount Rintoul in New lealand is called after this family name. Rentowle 1642. The place name appears as Rentowle in Gordon's map of Keanrosse-shyre, 1642.

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

V. Rentoul ante.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rintoul Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rintoul is more commonly found in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rintoul.

How Common Is The Last Name Rintoul? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rintoul is the 182,417th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 3,127,702 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Rintoul live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Rintoul is most frequently held in Canada, where it is borne by 759 people, or 1 in 48,545. In Canada Rintoul is primarily found in: Ontario, where 51 percent live, British Columbia, where 22 percent live and Alberta, where 14 percent live. Barring Canada it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Rintoul Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rintoul has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname fell 18 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,805 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 307 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 733 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rintoul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rintoul last name are 1.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rintoul earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 13.39% less than the national average, earning R 205,812 per year; in United States they earn 17.06% more than the national average, earning $50,509 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.29% more than the national average, earning $52,312 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rintoule9380/
Rintoull9318/
Rientoul936/
Rintul927/
Rintol922/
Rentoul86291/
Rintool861/
Rintaul860/
Rentoule8027/
Rintal772/
Ruentul711/
Rinthal710/
Renteul710/
Rntal671/
Rinnthal670/
Rental6267/
Rentall5735/
Renthal5732/
Renthál579/
Rentale575/
Rentaal573/
Rentail571/
Roental571/
Roenthal532/
Rimtiyal531/
Rentaall531/
Renthall530/

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