Rosewarne Surname

222,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Rosewarne Surname Definition:

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

Rosewarne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia9881:27,3243,711
England3741:148,97914,256
New Zealand1991:22,7553,990
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Canada421:877,27667,671
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2191:111,30310,892
Wales191:82,5483,796
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Rosewarne 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

Rosewarne Last Name Facts

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

Rosewarne occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rosewarne? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rosewarne is the 222,789th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,984,443 people. The last name Rosewarne is mostly found in Oceania, where 65 percent of Rosewarne live; 65 percent live in Australasia and 65 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most commonly used in Australia, where it is held by 988 people, or 1 in 27,324. In Australia Rosewarne is primarily concentrated in: South Australia, where 35 percent reside, New South Wales, where 29 percent reside and Victoria, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Australia it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent reside and New Zealand, where 11 percent reside.

Rosewarne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rosewarne has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Rosewarne last name rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,013 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rosewarne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rosewarne surname are 0.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Rosewarne earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 1.6% more than the national average, earning R 241,440 per year; in United States they earn 17.04% more than the national average, earning $50,502 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.36% less than the national average, earning $41,554 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rosewarn94170/
Rosewaren8926/
Roseworne8925/
Rosewerne890/
Rosevarne890/
Rosewarren845/
Roseworn8226/
Roseverne7834/
Roseborne787/
Raseswaren741/
Roseboorne740/
Roseborn713/
Roseboorn670/
Rossiboren531/

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