Roswell Surname

269,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

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.

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Roswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8901:407,25735,498
Canada2631:140,09714,419
England1411:395,16427,358
Jamaica571:50,3502,926
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Wales141:221,03813,576
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4151:121,00911,786

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.

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

Of local origin from the village of Rosewell in the parish of Lasswade, Midlothian. Isobel Rosewell in Edinburgh, 1602 (Edinb. Marr.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rosveldt, the rose—field; Rosville, the town on the heath or promontory.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the French, Rousselle; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rouswell9332/
Rosswell9315/
Rooswell931/
Roszwell931/
Roshwell930/
Roswel9210/
Roxwell8617/
Ruswell866/
Raswell864/
Rosbell862/
Roswill860/
Reswell860/
Rochwell806/
Rosswill804/
Rossuell801/
Roosweil801/
Reeswell800/
Rasswell800/
Rauswell800/
Rosuel7758/
Rosbel7719/
Ruswel7710/
Raswel772/
Rotchwell755/
Rothswill750/
Rosbill7130/
Raswele7129/
Rusbell7113/
Raswill714/
Rasbell712/
Rusweld711/
Russuell672/
Raswl672/
Russbell672/
Rosbl671/

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