Roswarne Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Roswarne Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Roswarne,' an estate in the parish of Camborne, Cornwall (Lower's Patronymica Britannica).

Roswarne Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683

Roswarne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Roswarne,' an estate in the parish of Camborne, Cornwall (Lower's Patronymica Britannica).

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

An estate in Camborne, co. Cornwall, formerly the residence of the family.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

An estate in the parish of Camborne, co. Cornwall, which had anciently owners of the same name, who continued in possession till the reign of James I., when the De Roswarne of that day sold it to Ezekiel Grosse, gent., attorney-at-law. Concerning this lawyer, Mr. Hals tells a queer story, to the effect that a ghost pointed out to him a great treasure in the mansion (hidden there doubtless by one of the Roswarnes) which he appropriated; but the "phantasm or spectrum" so haunted him, that he was obliged to quit the place, which he sold to his clerk, John Call-probably an ancestor of the baronet of that name and county. See Davies Gilbert's Cornwall, i. 162.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Rosewarne in the parish of Camborne; from rose-warne, the valley of alders. Hence, no doubt, the U. S. name Rosewharm.

— Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock
DNA test information
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

Roswarne Demographics

Roswarne Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 2 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Roswarne Last Name Facts

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

Roswarne is borne by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roswarne? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Roswarne live; 50 percent live in Australasia and 50 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 26,995,701. In Australia Roswarne is most numerous in: Victoria, where 100 percent live. Barring Australia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Vanuatu, where 50 percent live.

Roswarne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Roswarne surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roswarn938/
Rosswaren820/
Rawarne801/
Rosswarren780/
Rossworn7543/
Rosborne755/
Rohwarni754/
Rawarn711/
Rosbourne711/
Rawarin6724/
Rosborn6715/
Raborne6711/
Rovarin679/
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