Rotheram Surname

395,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 892 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Rotheram Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Rotherham (Yorks), the Domesday Rodreha’ = the Land by the R. Rother [Old English ham(m, a piece of land, enclosure: the river-name may be from the early form of Welsh rhuthr, a rushing—rhuthro, to rush]

Rotheram Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5581:99,85310,553
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
Australia591:457,55435,515
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Wales111:281,32115,850
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2181:111,81410,928
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Rotheram Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Rotherham (Yorks), the Domesday Rodreha’ = the Land by the R. Rother [Old English ham(m, a piece of land, enclosure: the river-name may be from the early form of Welsh rhuthr, a rushing—rhuthro, to rush]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rotheram Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rotheram is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rotheram? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 395,536th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,169,895 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Rotheram reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 558 people, or 1 in 99,853. In England Rotheram is primarily concentrated in: Merseyside, where 29 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 14 percent live and Lancashire, where 8 percent live. Besides England this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Rotheram Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rotheram has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 256 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 8,050 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 24 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 367 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rotheram Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Rotheram last name is primarily Anglican (82%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rotheram last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Rotheram earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 58.88% more than the national average, earning $68,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.33% more than the national average, earning $57,796 CAD per year.

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Rotheram Reference & Research

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