Rosslyn Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Finland

Rosslyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rosslyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England141:3,979,861125,553
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Rosslyn (2,872) may also be a first name.

Rosslyn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rosslyn (Marathi: रोसलांन) is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rosslyn? popularity and diffusion

Rosslyn is the 2,372,517th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 38 percent of Rosslyn reside; 35 percent reside in Australasia and 35 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Rosslyn is also the 135,712th most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 2,872 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 1,349,785. In Australia Rosslyn is most frequent in: Western Australia, where 65 percent live, Victoria, where 15 percent live and New South Wales, where 10 percent live. Besides Australia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and England, where 22 percent live.

Rosslyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rosslyn has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Rosslyn surname expanded 467 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rosslyn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rosslyn last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Rosslyn earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.83% more than the national average, earning $65,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rosslynn931/
Roslyn92468/
Rosslin8623/
Roslyna867/
Rosslen863/
Russlyn861/
Roslynn860/
Rosln831/
Rosslind80193/
Rossling8042/
Rosslien801/
Rousslin801/
Roshlynn801/
Roesslin801/
Rosslina801/
Roslin772,040/
Roslen77114/
Raslyn7711/
Rosyln776/
Roseln776/
Ruslyn773/
Rozlyn773/
Roslín771/
Roesslien751/
Roslina712,561/
Rosling71955/
Roslind71160/
Rouslin7153/
Roeslin7146/
Roslien7126/
Rosllin7118/
Rosleng7110/
Raslyna7110/
Roshlin716/
Roslönn715/
Roslend715/
Russlin714/
Roslint713/
Rosleen713/
Roselln712/
Roeslen712/
Raslynn711/
Rozllyn711/
Roslenn711/
Rosclin711/
Roëslin711/
Rosslim711/
Rosylne711/
Rooslin710/
Royslen710/
Royslin710/
Rosellen67679/
Rooslina6755/
Rooslien6746/
Russling6714/
Roosling6713/
Rosellin6711/
Rusln672/
Roschlin671/
Roseglin671/
Rothslin671/
Rothslen671/
Russlend670/
Russlink670/

Rosslyn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rosslyn in the Marathi language
रोसलांनrosalanna50
रोसलीनrosalina50

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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
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  • 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 Rosslyn
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