Rotherham Surname
Approximately 2,040 people bear this surname
Rotherham Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rotherham,' a parish in the West Riding of of Yorkshire.
Robertus de Roderham, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1591-2. Edmund Rotheram, Bedfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
Read More About This SurnameRotherham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 976 | 1:57,088 | 6,883 |
| United States | 450 | 1:805,464 | 62,023 |
| Australia | 281 | 1:96,070 | 10,909 |
| New Zealand | 171 | 1:26,481 | 4,643 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Jersey | 15 | 1:6,613 | 1,336 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 597 | 1:40,830 | 5,167 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
Rotherham (17) may also be a first name.
Rotherham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rotherham,' a parish in the West Riding of of Yorkshire.
Robertus de Roderham, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1591-2. Edmund Rotheram, Bedfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1709. Buried — Sara, d. William Rotheram: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1711. — Richard, s. William Rodderam: ibid.
(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]
A town in Yorkshire.
A location name in Yorkshire.
User-submitted Reference
The Rotherham surname can be traced back to the town of Rotherham in England.
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Average Rotherham Salary in
United States
$46,485 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rotherham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rotherham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rotherham is found most frequently in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rotherham? popularity and diffusion
It is the 203,896th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,572,326 people. Rotherham is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Rotherham reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 17 people.
The last name is most widespread in England, where it is held by 976 people, or 1 in 57,088. In England Rotherham is most frequent in: Merseyside, where 16 percent live, Cheshire, where 14 percent live and Derbyshire, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account England it occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.
Rotherham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Rotherham has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Rotherham last name increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,667 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rotherham Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Rotherham surname are 32.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.86% registered with the political party.
The amount Rotherham earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.64% more than the national average, earning R 350,844 per year; in United States they earn 7.73% more than the national average, earning $46,485 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.46% more than the national average, earning $58,357 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotheram | 94 | 892 | / |
| Ratherham | 89 | 2 | / |
| Rothheram | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rotherhan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Rotharham | 89 | 0 | / |
| Rotterham | 89 | 0 | / |
| Ratheram | 82 | 91 | / |
| Rotheran | 82 | 2 | / |
| Rotteram | 82 | 0 | / |
| Rotorham | 82 | 0 | / |
| Retheram | 82 | 0 | / |
| Reuterham | 78 | 8 | / |
| Ratheraam | 78 | 1 | / |
| Rotaram | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roteran | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rotheraine | 74 | 3 | / |
| Rothiran | 71 | 727 | / |
| Rathiram | 71 | 76 | / |
| Ratharam | 71 | 10 | / |
| Rathoram | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ratteram | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rehteram | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ratiram | 63 | 1,347 | / |
| Rotarom | 63 | 290 | / |
| Rataram | 63 | 23 | / |
| Rattiram | 59 | 50 | / |
| Rothiron | 59 | 4 | / |
| Raterane | 59 | 1 | / |
| Rosteron | 59 | 0 | / |
| Ratheron | 59 | 0 | / |
| Rouytirom | 56 | 1 | / |
| Roteroong | 56 | 1 | / |
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Rotherham Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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