Rothbury Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Rothbury Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rothbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:3,482,379114,324
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Rothbury Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rothbury is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rothbury click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rothbury? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Rothbury reside; 76 percent reside in Northern Europe and 76 percent reside in British Isles.

Rothbury is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 3,482,379. In England it is most prevalent in: Essex, where 63 percent reside, Buckinghamshire, where 6 percent reside and Kent, where 6 percent reside. Outside of England this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Rothbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rothbury has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rathbury880/
Robury861/
Rosbury80291/
Roybury800/
Roburry800/
Rettbury751/
Robure712/
Robory711/
Robura711/
Rossburry710/
Roosburry710/
Rathburre710/
Ruthborry710/
Rasbury67520/
Ratburi6754/
Ratbure676/
Roburge672/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Rothbury
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