Rosamund Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guernsey
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Rosamund Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rosamund.' A common girl's name at the surname period. The suffix-mond or -mund became by corruption -man; compare Osman, Wyman. or Redman.

Rosamunda (without surname), Oxfordshire, 1273.

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Rosamund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guernsey221:2,929767
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Rosamund (3,599) may also be a first name.

Rosamund Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rosamund.' A common girl's name at the surname period. The suffix-mond or -mund became by corruption -man; compare Osman, Wyman. or Redman.

Rosamunda (without surname), Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Rosamond Udelin, Fines Roll, 10 Edward I.

1469. Edith Rosamond: Cal. of Wills in Court of Husting (2).

The following occur in early Yorkshire pedigrees:

Rosamund Monford: Index, Visitation of York, 1563-4 (Harl. Soc).

Rosamond Mallet: ibid.

Rosamond Clapham: ibid.

1665. Married — Thomas Chaplin and Rozeman Gowen: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1669. — James Bell and Rosaman Davis: ibid.

1797. — Thomas Roseman and Elizabeth Jupe: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Teutonic) Horse-Protection [Old Teutonic Hrosmund, Rosmund-O.H.Ger. ros (mod. ross) = Old Saxon hross = Old Norse hross (= Old English hors), a horse + O.H.Ger. munt (mod. mund) = Old Saxon mund = Old Norse mund (= Old English mund), hand, protection, protector: although mund is a fem. noun it was sometimes used for male names, as in the case of Eádmund]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Rosamond. See Female Christian Names.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rosamund Last Name Facts

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

Rosamund has its highest incidence in Guernsey. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rosamund? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rosamund is the 2,876,555th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. Rosamund occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Rosamund live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 117,927th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 3,599 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Guernsey, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 2,929. Beside Guernsey this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Rosamund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rosamund has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Rosamund last name grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rosamund Last Name Statistics demography

Rosamund earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.

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Rosamund Reference & Research

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