Rosewarn Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Rosewarn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Roswarne,' an estate in the parish of Camborne, Cornwall (Lower's Patronymica Britannica).

Rosewarn Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1111:243,20522,593
England481:1,160,79354,689
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Rosewarn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Roswarne,' an estate in the parish of Camborne, Cornwall (Lower's Patronymica Britannica).

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

(Celtic) belonging to Roswarne (Cornwall) = the Alder-Heath [Com. rós (= Welsh rhos), a heath, moor + Cornish gwern-en (= Welsh gwern = Breton guern = Gaulish vern-, whence French ver(g)ne), an alder-tree]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An estate in Camborne, co. Cornwall, formerly the residence of the family.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Rosewarne in the parish of Camborne; from rose-warne, the valley of alders. Hence, no doubt, the U. S. name Rosewharm.

— Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

The Rosewarnes were a Truro family last century, Henry Rosewarne being mayor of the town in 1774 (P.).

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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Rosewarn Demographics

Average Rosewarn Salary in
England

£30,415

Per year
Rank:
17,462 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
6.59477E-5
Rank: 74,393 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
112.75%
Sample size: 5 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Rosewarn Last Name Facts

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

Rosewarn occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rosewarn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,321,499th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 65 percent of Rosewarn reside; 65 percent reside in Australasia and 65 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 243,205. In Australia Rosewarn is primarily found in: New South Wales, where 93 percent live, Australian Capital Territory, where 5 percent live and Victoria, where 2 percent live. Barring Australia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Rosewarn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rosewarn has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Rosewarn last name grew 102 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rosewarn Last Name Statistics demography

Rosewarn earn more than double the average income. In Canada they earn 107% more than the national average, earning $102,844 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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Rosewarne941,829/
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Rosewarren895/
Roseworn8826/
Roseworne8225/
Rosevarne820/
Raseswaren781/
Roseborn753/
Roseboorn710/
Rajeswarin672/
Ruseborn634/
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