Rothewell Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Rothewell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rothewell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Rothewell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rothewell is found most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rothewell? popularity and diffusion

Rothewell is the 8,968,613th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Rothewell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Rothewell reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Rothewell is primarily found in: Ohio, where 50 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 50 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent reside and England, where 25 percent reside.

Rothewell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rothewell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rothewell surname declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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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  • 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 Rothewell
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