Rosewall Surname

511,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Rosewall Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Rosenwald (rose forest), in Germany.

Rosewall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2451:1,479,424101,022
Australia1301:207,65920,175
South Africa1291:419,98236,405
England821:679,48938,951
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:256,58318,459
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Rosewall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Rosenwald (rose forest), in Germany.

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

From rost-gual, -val, the valley with a wall or fence.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Rosewall Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rosewall is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Rosewall click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rosewall? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 511,519th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,404,610 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Rosewall live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Rosewall is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 1,479,424. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 16 percent live, Iowa, where 14 percent live and Michigan, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 20 percent live.

Rosewall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rosewall has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 980 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 14 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rosewall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rosewall surname are 0.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Rosewall earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 22.1% more than the national average, earning R 290,148 per year; in United States they earn 11.32% more than the national average, earning $48,032 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.67% less than the national average, earning $47,858 CAD per year.

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