Routledge Surname

69,098th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Routledge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Routledge.' I cannot find the spot. It has representatives in every part of the world. It is a great Border name, and whether it be Scotch or English, it must live for ever. The suffix -ledge is -lake; v.

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Routledge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,5051:12,3681,819
Canada8881:41,4935,163
United States5761:629,26950,762
Australia5351:50,4596,281
Scotland2161:24,7862,724
South Africa1101:492,52540,325
New Zealand821:55,2238,747
Wales691:44,8484,288
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4461:9,9651,509
Scotland781:47,9903,371
Wales211:74,6863,520
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Routledge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Routledge.' I cannot find the spot. It has representatives in every part of the world. It is a great Border name, and whether it be Scotch or English, it must live for ever. The suffix -ledge is -lake; v. Depledge. For other variants, v. Rutlidge.

1781. Married — John Routledge and Ann Jones: St. George, Hanover Square.

1789. — Robert Routledge and Phaibe Shcrol: ibid.

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

Lower, Bardsley, and Harrison say this name is from Routledge in Cumberland, but I cannot find the place. It is not in Sedgefield's Place-names of Cumberland and Westmorland. The surname is more English than Scottish, though several of the name are early found north of the Border. Several early notices of the name in connection with Hawick are given in The Scotts of Buocleuch (v. 2, p. 35, etc.). Symon Routlage and his son Mathew were charged with spuilzeit of certain goods in 1494 (ADC., p. 338). David Routlesche was bailie to James Douglas of Caver in 1512 (Cavers, p. 730). Martin de Rotheluche, a Scot, was procurator of the Scottish Nation in the University of Orleans in 1537, and again, as 'de Rotheluge,' in 1538 (SHSM', II, p. 100). Lancelot Rutlitch in Appiltrielewis, 1643 (RRM., I, p. 102). Armstrong gives the following old forms of this name: Routelych, Routleche (1516), Routlagh, Routlege (1512), Routlisch (1495), Routluge, Rowtlische, Routlug, Rowtledge, Routlugh, Rutlegs, Rouchligis, and Rowteleges (Liddesdale, p. 250).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Routledge (Cumb.) = the Red Lache or Pool Old English reód, red (the form Rout- has been influenced by Old Norse rauþ-r, red); and v. under Lach(e and Leech2]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in North of England and Scotland.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Dweller at, or near, a red lake or pool.

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

A local name, common in Cumberland. I do not find the place.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cumberland.

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

User-submitted Reference

English: Of uncertain origin. If it is a habitational name, the location and etymology of the place from which it derives are obscure. Routledge, the more common form in the British Isles, is found mainly on the English-Scottish borders.

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Routledge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Routledge is found most in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Routledge? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 69,098th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,015,120 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Routledge are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 4,505 people, or 1 in 12,368. In England it is most frequent in: Tyne and Wear, where 12 percent reside, Cumbria, where 11 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Outside of England this surname is found in 47 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Routledge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Routledge has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Routledge last name grew 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,176 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 277 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 329 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 79 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Routledge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Routledge surname is primarily Anglican (37%) in Ireland.

In The United States Routledge are 26.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.28% registered with the party.

The amount Routledge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 112.66% more than the national average, earning R 505,356 per year; in United States they earn 1.24% more than the national average, earning $43,682 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $51,998 CAD per year.

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