Rodwell Surname

67,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Rodwell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Rodwell, 'a parish in the Diocese of Rochester; (2) 'of Radwell,' a hamlet in the parish of Felmersham, Bedfordshire.

Robert de Radewell, Bedfordshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Rodwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,7461:20,2912,876
Australia1,6321:16,5412,324
United States1,4381:252,05823,935
Malawi5751:29,7724,476
Canada2281:161,60316,308
South Africa2011:269,54126,840
New Zealand1681:26,9544,714
Scotland1091:49,1184,267
Wales361:85,9597,098
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Singapore171:323,98313,856
France171:3,907,219231,005
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
China21:683,660,78330,601
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Montserrat11:4,947471
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6061:15,1782,253
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2341:214,61018,363

Rodwell (15,362) may also be a first name.

Rodwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Rodwell, 'a parish in the Diocese of Rochester; (2) 'of Radwell,' a hamlet in the parish of Felmersham, Bedfordshire.

Robert de Radewell, Bedfordshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Radewell, Bedfordshire, ibid.

Alan de Rodewell, Leicestershire, ibid.

1598. Married — Thomas Arundell and Honora Radwell: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1789. — William Rodwell and Elizabeth Smirthwaite: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at 1 the Spring by the Road [Old English rád + w(i)ell(a, etc.] 2 the Spring by the Rood (Cross) [Old English ród, rood] Cp. Cros(s)well.

3 the Red Spring (spring issuing from red earth) [Old English reód, reád, red] 4 the Reedy Spring [Old English hreód, a reed] In A. - Saxon charters we find such forms as ‘on reádan-wylle’ (dat.), 'on reódwellan’ (dat.), and possibly ‘Red Spring’ is the commonest meaning; although reód is occasionally found to be for hreód.

Alan de Rodewell.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the spring, or well, by the road, or cross; one who came from Rodwell (red spring, or stream), the name of places in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rodwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rodwell is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rodwell? popularity and diffusion

Rodwell is the 67,596th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 990,021 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 41 percent of Rodwell live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 45,634th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 15,362 people.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 2,746 people, or 1 in 20,291. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 14 percent live, Suffolk, where 10 percent live and Norfolk, where 7 percent live. Other than England this surname is found in 59 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Rodwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rodwell has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Rodwell surname expanded 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 615 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 5,450 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 327 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 467 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rodwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rodwell last name are 0.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.97% being registered with the party.

The amount Rodwell earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 10.67% more than the national average, earning 383,006 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 26% more than the national average, earning R 299,412 per year; in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.03% more than the national average, earning $50,693 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roddwell9312/
Rhodwell939/
Rodwel92220/
Radwell86419/
Rodbell86227/
Redwell8681/
Rodwill8635/
Rudwell8629/
Rotwell8611/
Rothwell8018,307/
Rottwell801/
Rodweele800/
Routwell800/
Reedwell800/
Radwel775/
Roduel771/
Rothwelll751/
Routhwell750/
Radwill7190/
Rudwill7145/
Radbell7114/
Rothwel717/
Rodueld711/
Rodbøll711/
Redwill711/
Rathwell671,258/
Ruthwell6728/
Rootwelt677/
Rothwill674/
Rothuell673/
Rothwelt672/
Rethwell672/
Rhatwell671/
Rothwiel671/

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