Rosevear Surname

205,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Rosevear Surname Definition:

(Celtic) belonging to Rosvear (Cornwall) = the Big Heath [Cornish rós (= Welsh rhos), a heath, moor + Cornish -vear, mutated form of mear (= Welsh mawr), great]

Rosevear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7001:517,79843,295
England4761:117,05511,917
Australia4111:65,6837,845
Canada2401:153,52315,602
New Zealand861:52,6558,408
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Chile231:765,93416,989
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3691:66,0587,550
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Rosevear Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) belonging to Rosvear (Cornwall) = the Big Heath [Cornish rós (= Welsh rhos), a heath, moor + Cornish -vear, mutated form of mear (= Welsh mawr), great]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rosevear Last Name Facts

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

Rosevear is most common in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rosevear? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rosevear is the 205,021st most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,598,788 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Rosevear reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Rosevear is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 700 people, or 1 in 517,798. In The United States Rosevear is most common in: California, where 19 percent live, Nevada, where 11 percent live and Utah, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 20 percent live.

Rosevear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rosevear has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,842 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rosevear Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rosevear surname are 40.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.2% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rosevear earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.22% more than the national average, earning R 292,812 per year; in United States they earn 17.31% more than the national average, earning $50,619 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.39% more than the national average, earning $50,870 CAD per year.

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