Round Surname
Approximately 10,084 people bear this surname
Round Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the rowan,' from residence beside a rowan-tree; compare Ash and Nash, Oak and Oakes, Birch, &c. The excrescent 'd' is natural; compare Simmonds and Hammond, and also ribbon and riband.
Read More About This SurnameRound Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,567 | 1:10,009 | 1,479 |
| United States | 1,701 | 1:213,086 | 20,798 |
| Australia | 974 | 1:27,716 | 3,764 |
| Iran | 426 | 1:180,241 | 14,989 |
| Canada | 418 | 1:88,147 | 9,741 |
| Zimbabwe | 270 | 1:57,179 | 8,669 |
| New Zealand | 191 | 1:23,708 | 4,155 |
| Wales | 167 | 1:18,530 | 1,992 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Scotland | 45 | 1:118,974 | 7,657 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,741 | 1:8,893 | 1,337 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 497 | 1:101,044 | 10,235 |
Round (383) may also be a first name.
Round Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the rowan,' from residence beside a rowan-tree; compare Ash and Nash, Oak and Oakes, Birch, &c. The excrescent 'd' is natural; compare Simmonds and Hammond, and also ribbon and riband. Thus we find Rowntree entered:
Christopher Roundtree, 1687: St. James, Clerkenwell.
There may be a second derivation, but I have not hit upon it, supposing it exists.
1626. Baptised — Dorothy, d. William Round: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1799. Married — Thomas Round and Mary Wallis: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Rotund, Plump [Middle English rounde, Old French roond (French rond), Latin rotund-us] In France, this name usually has a diminutive suff., as in Rondeau (for earlier Rondel), Rondet, Rondelet, etc.
(Scandinavian) (occasionally) for Rowan (q.v.), with intrus. -d.
(English) The rotund or plump man; a variant of Rowan, q.v.
In some places, the open space anciently used for the inhuman sport of bull-baiting is still called ' the Round;' and residence near such a spot would originate the surname.
In 1130 Radulphus Rotundus occurs in Essex (Rot. Pip.); Wiard de Rotundo, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).
Round Demographics
Average Round Salary in
United States
$44,845 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Round Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Round Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Round (Arabic: راوند) is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Round? popularity and diffusion
The last name Round is the 50,854th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 722,684 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Round are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 442,958th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 383 people.
The last name Round is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 5,567 people, or 1 in 10,009. In England it is mostly found in: West Midlands, where 32 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 6 percent reside. Outside of England Round exists in 58 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.
Round Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Round has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Round last name increased 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 342 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Round Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Methodist (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Round are 6.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.26% registered with the party.
The amount Round earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.22% more than the national average, earning R 478,164 per year; in United States they earn 3.93% more than the national average, earning $44,845 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.99% more than the national average, earning $52,162 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Round Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Round in the Arabic language | ||
| راوند | rawnd | - |
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