Rothery Surname

128,202nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Rothery Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Celt.) Anglicizations of the Welsh Rhydderch: v. Rhydderch.

Rothery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0011:27,8453,771
United States5791:626,00950,526
Australia2641:102,25611,519
Canada2471:149,17215,241
New Zealand1341:33,7935,839
Ireland711:66,3234,252
Scotland431:124,5077,876
Wales361:85,9597,098
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Panama191:205,9085,804
Jamaica171:168,8205,436
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France121:5,535,227269,324
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland391:113,5866,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1011:22,1393,117
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

Rothery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Celt.) Anglicizations of the Welsh Rhydderch: v. Rhydderch.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the Cattle- Island or -Waterside [Old English hreóþer, an ox, bull, cow + í(e)g, waterside]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Said to be a corruption of the personal name Roderic.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rothery Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rothery occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rothery? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 128,202nd most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,060,375 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Rothery live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Rothery is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 2,001 people, or 1 in 27,845. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 31 percent live, Cumbria, where 10 percent live and Greater London, where 8 percent live. Not including England this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Rothery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rothery has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Rothery surname increased 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 491 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 182 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,433 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rothery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rothery last name are 24.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.76% registered with the political party.

The amount Rothery earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 217.02% more than the national average, earning R 753,360 per year; in United States they earn 3.41% more than the national average, earning $44,620 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.08% more than the national average, earning $61,148 CAD per year.

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