Rotwell Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Rotwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rotwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rotwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rotwell is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rotwell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rotwell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Rotwell occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Rotwell reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 73 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England it is most prevalent in: Devon, where 63 percent live, Gloucestershire, where 13 percent live and Greater London, where 13 percent live. Apart from England this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live.

Rotwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rotwell has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Rotwell last name grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rothwell9318,307/
Rottwell931/
Routwell930/
Rothwelll881/
Routhwell880/
Rodwell867,361/
Rothwel867/
Rathwell801,258/
Rothweil80175/
Ruthwell8028/
Roddwell8012/
Rhodwell809/
Rootwelt807/
Rottweil804/
Rothwill804/
Rothuell803/
Rethwell802/
Rothwelt802/
Rhatwell801/
Rothwiel801/
Rodwel77220/
Rotuel771/
Rothweile751/
Rauthwell750/
Radwell71419/
Rodbell71227/
Redwell7181/
Rodwill7135/
Rudwell7129/
Rothwil710/
Rethwill6783/
Róthweil671/
Reedwell670/
Rathwill670/
Rothwile670/

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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
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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 Rotwell
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