Rossington Surname

335,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Rossington Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rossington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6621:84,1669,258
Australia1941:139,15314,991
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Wales611:50,7304,716
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2431:100,31010,120
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Rossington Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rossington occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rossington? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rossington is the 335,329th most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,625,042 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Rossington reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 662 people, or 1 in 84,166. In England Rossington is most frequent in: Lincolnshire, where 21 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 11 percent are found and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found. Besides England this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Rossington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rossington has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Rossington last name increased 272 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 519 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rossington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rossington surname are 42.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 89.66% being registered with the party.

The amount Rossington earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 23.19% more than the national average, earning $53,155 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.72% less than the national average, earning $45,352 CAD per year.

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Rossington Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rossington
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