Rostron Surname

123,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Rostron Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rostherne,' a parish and village in Cheshire A family of Rosthernes seem early to have removed into the neighbouring county of Lancashire, and settled in the district around Bury, thence distributing themselves over the county.

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Rostron Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1151:26,3443,599
United States6721:539,37344,730
Australia5151:52,4196,467
Canada961:383,80834,152
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Wales531:58,3875,284
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Isle of Man291:2,959610
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Qatar121:196,50026,891
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Liberia51:881,70733,815
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8021:13,5272,035
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Rostron (12) may also be a first name.

Rostron Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rostherne,' a parish and village in Cheshire A family of Rosthernes seem early to have removed into the neighbouring county of Lancashire, and settled in the district around Bury, thence distributing themselves over the county. A representative family named Rawsthorne still holds a good position in Lancashire. The corrupted forms are many, the favourite being Roston. Five Rostons are still found in the Bury Directory.

Roger de Venables, parson of Roustorn, 1309: History East Cheshire.

James Legh, rector of the church of Rosthom, 1484: ibid.

William Rawstorne, gentleman, of Lancashire, 1580: Wills at Chester.

Agnes Rawstorne, widow, of the parish of Bury. 1594: ibid.

Jane Rosthern, widow, of Ainsworth: 1613: ibid.

John Rawstorne, Cheshire 1610: Register of the University of Oxford.

Laurence Rowsterne (Warrington), 1684-5: Exchequer Depositions (Lancashire).

Thomas Stubbs, parish of Rawsthorne, 1638: Wills at Chester.

This last entry sets all doubt at rest.

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

A metathesized form of Rawstorn, Rawsthorn, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rostron Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rostron (Russian: Рострон) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rostron click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rostron? popularity and diffusion

It is the 123,084th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,963,769 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Rostron live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.

The last name Rostron is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 2,115 people, or 1 in 26,344. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 31 percent reside, Lancashire, where 20 percent reside and Greater London, where 5 percent reside. Other than England it occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Rostron Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rostron has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Rostron surname rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 974 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rostron Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Rostron surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rostron last name are 12.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.74% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rostron earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 5.08% less than the national average, earning R 225,576 per year; in United States they earn 5.75% less than the national average, earning $40,668 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.36% more than the national average, earning $59,303 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rostron Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rostron in the Russian language
Ростронrostron-

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