Rowantree Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Rowantree Surname Definition:

(English, Scottish) Dweller at, or near, a rowan tree (mountain ash); one who came from Rowantree, in Scotland.

Rowantree Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland481:111,5387,348
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland121:311,9359,798
England31:8,125,123158,686

Rowantree Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, Scottish) Dweller at, or near, a rowan tree (mountain ash); one who came from Rowantree, in Scotland.

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

Rowantree Last Name Facts

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

Rowantree occurs in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowantree? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,333,370th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. Rowantree is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Rowantree live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in Scotland, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 111,538. In Scotland Rowantree is most frequent in: Glasgow City, where 54 percent reside, Highland, where 27 percent reside and Orkney, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Scotland this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Rowantree Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rowantree has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Rowantree last name expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 333 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rowantree Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Rowantree surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

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Rowantree Reference & Research

Rountree DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Rountree FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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