Rookledge Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Rookledge Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Routledge.' I cannot find the spot. It has representatives in every part of the world. It is a great Border name, and whether it be Scotch or English, it must live for ever. The suffix -ledge is -lake; v.
Read More About This SurnameRookledge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 100 | 1:557,181 | 34,216 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 33 | 1:738,648 | 34,140 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Rookledge Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Routledge.' I cannot find the spot. It has representatives in every part of the world. It is a great Border name, and whether it be Scotch or English, it must live for ever. The suffix -ledge is -lake; v. Depledge. For other variants, v. Rutlidge.
1781. Married — John Routledge and Ann Jones: St. George, Hanover Square.
1789. — Robert Routledge and Phaibe Shcrol: ibid.
Lower, Bardsley, and Harrison say this name is from Routledge in Cumberland, but I cannot find the place. It is not in Sedgefield's Place-names of Cumberland and Westmorland. The surname is more English than Scottish, though several of the name are early found north of the Border. Several early notices of the name in connection with Hawick are given in The Scotts of Buocleuch (v. 2, p. 35, etc.). Symon Routlage and his son Mathew were charged with spuilzeit of certain goods in 1494 (ADC., p. 338). David Routlesche was bailie to James Douglas of Caver in 1512 (Cavers, p. 730). Martin de Rotheluche, a Scot, was procurator of the Scottish Nation in the University of Orleans in 1537, and again, as 'de Rotheluge,' in 1538 (SHSM', II, p. 100). Lancelot Rutlitch in Appiltrielewis, 1643 (RRM., I, p. 102). Armstrong gives the following old forms of this name: Routelych, Routleche (1516), Routlagh, Routlege (1512), Routlisch (1495), Routluge, Rowtlische, Routlug, Rowtledge, Routlugh, Rutlegs, Rouchligis, and Rowteleges (Liddesdale, p. 250).
A gutturalized form of Routledge, q.v.
A local name, common in Cumberland. I do not find the place.
Rookledge Demographics
Average Rookledge Salary in
England
£28,298
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Rookledge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rookledge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rookledge occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rookledge.
How Common Is The Last Name Rookledge? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,484,726th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Rookledge are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name Rookledge is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 557,181. In England it is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 22 percent live, Kent, where 20 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 20 percent live. Barring England this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.
Rookledge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Rookledge has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Rookledge surname grew 303 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rookledge Last Name Statistics demography
Rookledge earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.03% less than the national average, earning R 137,748 per year.
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