Rotherforth Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Rotherforth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rotherforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2871:194,14017,123
United States491:7,397,121336,459
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Rotherforth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rotherforth occurs most in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rotherforth.

How Common Is The Last Name Rotherforth? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rotherforth is the 781,947th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 20,131,342 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Rotherforth reside; 81 percent reside in Northern Europe and 81 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Rotherforth is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 287 people, or 1 in 194,140. In England Rotherforth is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 50 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 30 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 10 percent live. Excluding England this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Rotherforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rotherforth has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Rotherforth surname increased 652 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rotherforth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rotherforth last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rotherforth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.18% less than the national average, earning R 232,452 per year and in United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year.

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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
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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 Rotherforth
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