Roswell Surname
Approximately 1,450 people bear this surname
Roswell Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Rosseville'. Mr. Lower writes,' Said to be a corruption of the French Rosseville. It is therefore local, but I know not the place. Kent, in his Grammar of Heraldry, speaks of the Rev.
Read More About This SurnameRoswell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 890 | 1:407,257 | 35,498 |
| Canada | 263 | 1:140,097 | 14,419 |
| England | 141 | 1:395,164 | 27,358 |
| Jamaica | 57 | 1:50,350 | 2,926 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 68 | 1:358,461 | 22,559 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 415 | 1:121,009 | 11,786 |
Roswell (1,552) may also be a first name.
Roswell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Rosseville'. Mr. Lower writes,' Said to be a corruption of the French Rosseville. It is therefore local, but I know not the place. Kent, in his Grammar of Heraldry, speaks of the Rev. S. Rosewell, of London, M.A., as descended from the Rosewells of Somersetshire, Wiltshire, and Devon, who came in with the Conqueror': Patronymica Britannica. I do not think there is any ground for this. I believe the West country Rosewells, Ruswells, Rowsells, and Rousellsare all mere variants of Russell (v. Rowsell). I cannot find any early Rossevilles in English registers.
1519. Adam Russell, or Ruswell, or Rossewell: Register of the University of Oxford.
1580. Alex. Ruswell, Somerset: ibid.
1599. John Roswell, Somerset: ibid.
1606-7. Henry Rosewell, Devon: ibid.
Rowsell seems to be the modern Somersetshire form.
Of local origin from the village of Rosewell in the parish of Lasswade, Midlothian. Isobel Rosewell in Edinburgh, 1602 (Edinb. Marr.).
Said to be a corruption of the French Rosseville. It is therefore local, but I know not the place. Kent, in his Grammar of Heraldry, speaks of the Rev. Sam. Rosewell, of London, M.A., as "descended from the Rosewells, of Somersetshire, Wiltshire, and Devon, who came in with the Conqueror."
Rosveldt, the rose—field; Rosville, the town on the heath or promontory.
From the French, Rousselle; a personal name.
Roswell Demographics
Roswell Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Roswell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roswell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Roswell is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Roswell? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 269,054th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,025,894 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Roswell are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 196,716th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 1,552 people.
The surname Roswell is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 890 people, or 1 in 407,257. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 14 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States Roswell occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 18 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.
Roswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Roswell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Roswell surname grew 214 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Roswell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Roswell last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Roswell surname are 14.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.38% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Roswell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.92% more than the national average, earning $45,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.1% less than the national average, earning $46,154 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rouswell | 93 | 32 | / |
| Rosswell | 93 | 15 | / |
| Rooswell | 93 | 1 | / |
| Roszwell | 93 | 1 | / |
| Roshwell | 93 | 0 | / |
| Roswel | 92 | 10 | / |
| Roxwell | 86 | 17 | / |
| Ruswell | 86 | 6 | / |
| Raswell | 86 | 4 | / |
| Rosbell | 86 | 2 | / |
| Roswill | 86 | 0 | / |
| Reswell | 86 | 0 | / |
| Rochwell | 80 | 6 | / |
| Rosswill | 80 | 4 | / |
| Rossuell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Roosweil | 80 | 1 | / |
| Reeswell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rasswell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rauswell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rosuel | 77 | 58 | / |
| Rosbel | 77 | 19 | / |
| Ruswel | 77 | 10 | / |
| Raswel | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rotchwell | 75 | 5 | / |
| Rothswill | 75 | 0 | / |
| Rosbill | 71 | 30 | / |
| Raswele | 71 | 29 | / |
| Rusbell | 71 | 13 | / |
| Raswill | 71 | 4 | / |
| Rasbell | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rusweld | 71 | 1 | / |
| Russuell | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raswl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Russbell | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rosbl | 67 | 1 | / |
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