Rothwell Surname

29,301st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Rothwell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rothwell,' parishes in Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, and also a parish in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Robert de Rothewelle, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Rothewell, cololer, 7 Edward II: Freemen of York.

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Rothwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7,1791:7,7611,136
United States6,2501:57,9936,874
Australia1,5261:17,6902,481
Canada1,4371:25,6413,447
Ireland7261:6,486974
Wales2671:11,5901,287
New Zealand2441:18,5593,258
South Africa1341:404,31135,545
Scotland1221:43,8843,986
Spain541:865,77834,484
France361:1,845,076161,051
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Northern Ireland341:54,2664,423
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
United Arab Emirates241:381,76122,934
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Jersey191:5,2211,083
Bermuda191:3,436515
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2961:14,9661,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,4531:4,470677
Scotland391:95,9804,885
Isle of Man291:1,871252
Wales201:78,4213,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8581:58,5306,485

Rothwell (169) may also be a first name.

Rothwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rothwell,' parishes in Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, and also a parish in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Robert de Rothewelle, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Rothewell, cololer, 7 Edward II: Freemen of York.

Johanna de Rothewell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Rothewell, 1379: ibid.

1598. Married — Thomas Olyver and Joane Rothewelle: St. Michael, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Scandinavian) belonging to Rothwell = 1 the Red Spring [Old Norse rauþ-r (= Ger.

roth), red + uell, a spring, well] 2 the Red Field [Old Norse rauþ-r, red + uöll-r, a field] The Yorks Rothwell was Rodouuelle and Rodeuuelle in Domesday-Book. There is a famous spring at the Northants Rothwel.. The Lincs Rothwell was Rothewelle in the 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Rothwell (spring or stream by a clearing), the name of several places in England; dweller near a red spring or stream.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

1. Parishes in cos. Northampton, Lincoln, and York. 2. The family are presumed to be of Dutch extraction. The ancestor of the Rothwells of Meath accompanied William II. to Ireland. B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Or De Warneville. William de Warnaville gave lands in Rothwell, Northants, to De la Pré Abbey, Northamptonshire (Mon. i. 1018). The family afterwards bore the name of Rothwell.

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Yorkshire in the Domesday Book, Rodowelle.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Richard Rothwell, the exorcist, was born at Bolton in 1563 (B.). There is a Yorkshire parish of this name.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Rothwell Last Name Facts

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

Rothwell is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Rothwell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rothwell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 29,301st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 398,074 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Rothwell are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles. Rothwell is also the 703,581st most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 169 people.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 7,179 people, or 1 in 7,761. In England it is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 26 percent reside, Lancashire, where 13 percent reside and Greater London, where 7 percent reside. Not including England it exists in 57 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Rothwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rothwell has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Rothwell surname increased 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 728 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 245 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,335 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 313 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rothwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (68%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rothwell last name are 38.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.46% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rothwell earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 52.72% more than the national average, earning R 362,928 per year; in United States they earn 3.97% more than the national average, earning $44,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.26% more than the national average, earning $54,286 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rothwelll941/
Routhwell940/
Rotwell9311/
Rothwel937/
Rathwell881,258/
Rothweil88175/
Ruthwell8828/
Rothwill884/
Rothuell883/
Rothwelt882/
Rethwell882/
Rothwiel881/
Rottwell881/
Routwell880/
Rothweile821/
Rauthwell820/
Rodwell807,361/
Rothwil800/
Rethwill7583/
Roddwell7512/
Rhodwell759/
Rootwelt757/
Rottweil754/
Róthweil751/
Rhatwell751/
Rathwill750/
Rothwile750/
Rodwel71220/
Rathwl711/
Rotuel711/
Radwell67419/
Rodbell67227/
Redwell6781/
Rodwill6735/
Rudwell6729/

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