Roadnight Surname

731,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Roadnight Surname Definition:

(English) Mounted Servant or Retainer [Old English rádcniht-rád, riding + cniht, boy, servant (later knight]

Roadnight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3151:176,88316,062
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1681:145,09112,945
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Roadnight Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Mounted Servant or Retainer [Old English rádcniht-rád, riding + cniht, boy, servant (later knight]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Anglo-Saxon rad, and cnight, a riding servitor, or attendant on horseback. In feudal times, rodknights were "certain senators, who held their lands by serving their lords on horseback." Jacob's Law Dict. Spelman's Gloss. In Piers Ploughman we meet with ' redyng-kyng,' in the same sense. See Redman.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Roadnight Last Name Facts

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

Roadnight is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roadnight? popularity and diffusion

The last name Roadnight is the 731,961st most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 18,402,894 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Roadnight live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widely held in England, where it is held by 315 people, or 1 in 176,883. In England Roadnight is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 28 percent live, Buckinghamshire, where 10 percent live and West Sussex, where 6 percent live. Aside from England this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Roadnight Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Roadnight has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Roadnight surname rose 188 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roadnight Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Roadnight earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 33.88% less than the national average, earning $28,531 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.37% less than the national average, earning $39,065 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Road Night951/
Rodnight9420/
Rodenight890/
Rednight822/
Rodnit8078/
Rodnite7549/
Roadnet751/
Radanit751/
Rotwanit71167/
Rodwinit719/
Ridenheight700/
Radant67787/
Rotnit67321/
Ratnit6749/
Radianita6745/
Rodent6727/
Rodnut672/
Rodint672/
Radent672/
Rudnit672/
Ridnit671/
Radėnaitė671/
Radnat671/
Rodont671/
Rodant671/
Rotant670/

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