Rothsay Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Rothsay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
Rothsay (10) may also be a first name.
Rothsay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rothsay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rothsay has its highest incidence in Australia. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rothsay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,665,662nd most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Rothsay reside; 90 percent reside in Australasia and 90 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 10 people.
The surname Rothsay is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 1,124,821. In Australia it is most frequent in: Queensland, where 38 percent live, Victoria, where 29 percent live and New South Wales, where 25 percent live. Apart from Australia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Rothsay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Rothsay has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Rothsay last name contracted 90 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Rothsay
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