Rosthorn Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Rosthorn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rosthorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:831,61344,286
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Rosthorn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rosthorn occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rosthorn? popularity and diffusion

Rosthorn is the 2,075,631st most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name Rosthorn is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Rosthorn are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Rosthorn is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 831,613. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Lancashire, where 84 percent live, Somerset, where 7 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 4 percent live. Excluding England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Rosthorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rosthorn has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Rosthorn surname increased 335 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rosthorn
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