Rookyard Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Qatar

Rookyard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rookyard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1591:350,42825,285
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515

Rookyard Last Name Facts

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

Rookyard is most common in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rookyard.

How Common Is The Last Name Rookyard? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,198,640th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Rookyard are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in British Isles.

Rookyard is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 350,428. In England it is most frequent in: Suffolk, where 31 percent live, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 22 percent live and Staffordshire, where 18 percent live. Besides England Rookyard exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent live and Qatar, where 5 percent live.

Rookyard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rookyard has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 442 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rookyard Last Name Statistics demography

Rookyard earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.43% more than the national average, earning $54,369 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rookyard
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