Roskell Surname

453,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Roskell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rossgill.' Some small spot on the borders of North Lancashire and the West Riding that I have not discovered; compare Gaskell from Gasgill.

Hugh de Rasegille, Yorkshire, 1273.

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Roskell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5751:96,90110,286
Australia591:457,55435,515
Canada521:708,56956,910
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Wales81:386,81619,671
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France21:33,211,361423,184
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3181:76,6528,346
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Roskell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rossgill.' Some small spot on the borders of North Lancashire and the West Riding that I have not discovered; compare Gaskell from Gasgill.

Hugh de Rasegille, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter de Rasegille, Yorkshire, ibid.

Crystyan Rossegyll, 1563: Visitation of Yorkshire (Harl. Soc).

Robert Rossegyll, 1563: ibid.

John Roskell, of the Black poole, yeoman, 1628: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

John Roskell, of the Greene, parish of Cartmel, 1664: ibid.

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

(Scandinavian) 1 the O.Scand. pers. name Hros(s)kel [Old Norse hross, a horse + -kel for ketel or ketill, a sacrificial cauldron] 2 belonging to Rosgill (Westmld.), 13th cent. Rasegille = (the) Roe’s Ravine [a late genit. of Old Norse rá, a roe (often used as a pers. name) + gil, a ravine]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Roskell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roskell is found most in England. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roskell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Roskell is the 453,475th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,742,708 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Roskell are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 575 people, or 1 in 96,901. In England it is most common in: Lancashire, where 53 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 6 percent are found and Merseyside, where 6 percent are found. Not including England this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Roskell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Roskell has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Roskell surname increased 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 480 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roskell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Roskell surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Roskell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.7% less than the national average, earning R 105,276 per year; in United States they earn 44.62% more than the national average, earning $62,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.39% more than the national average, earning $60,308 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roskeell930/
Roskel921/
Ruskell86145/
Roskill8665/
Raskell8619/
Roschell806/
Raskel771/
Ruskel771/
Roschel71794/
Rosquel71125/
Roscael7163/
Rozkiel711/
Ruskill711/
Roshcel711/
Ruschell67199/
Raszkiel678/
Raschell677/
Roischel674/
Rossköld672/
Russcell672/
Ruskl671/
Rouschel671/
Rushcell671/
Rezkellh671/
Reuschell6318/
Roskilova631/
Reskyl623/
Ruskil623/
Hreskl621/
Roescl621/
Rosqil621/
Ruschel572,653/
Röschel57195/
Raschel57123/
Rasquel5737/
Rhaskil572/
Russcel571/
Raascll571/
Rachkel571/
Rosquil571/
Reuschel531,686/
Ruschill5386/
Rauschel5368/
Ruscl502/

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