Rothburn Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Rothburn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rothburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Rothburn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rothburn is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rothburn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rothburn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Rothburn occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Rothburn are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Rothburn is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 3,482,379. In England it is most frequent in: Lancashire, where 50 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 44 percent are found and Merseyside, where 6 percent are found. Aside from England it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Rothburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rothburn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rathburn883,256/
Rohsburn885/
Ruthburn883/
Rethburn881/
Roburn866/
Rathbourn827/
Rathburne822/
Ruthburne820/
Rohbourne820/
Rathburen820/
Rhaburn80609/
Ratburn805/
Rahburn803/
Rosburn801/
Rotborn801/
Royburn800/
Rathbourne7811/
Rathborn7549/
Ruthborn751/
Rachburn750/
Rossburn750/
Raburn711,484/
Rosbourne711/
Rashbourn710/
Roborn710/
Rabourn67516/
Rasburn67151/
Raburne6710/
Roborin671/
Rauburn671/
Rabourne6326/
Rasburne630/
Raborn571,753/
Ravurn571/
Raboren530/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rothburn
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