Rowarth Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Rowarth Surname Definition:

A location name in Cheshire.

Rowarth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1781:313,02323,520
Australia831:325,24927,873
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Wales41:773,63329,106
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1401:174,11014,584
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Rowarth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A location name in Cheshire.

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

Rowarth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rowarth occurs most in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowarth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 814,680th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. The surname Rowarth occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Rowarth are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Rowarth is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 313,023. In England Rowarth is mostly found in: Derbyshire, where 26 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 22 percent reside and Nottinghamshire, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 24 percent reside and New Zealand, where 16 percent reside.

Rowarth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rowarth has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 127 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rowarth Last Name Statistics demography

Rowarth earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 19.2% more than the national average, earning $59,221 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rowart9245/
Roworth86926/
Rowaert8646/
Roewart865/
Rowerth862/
Rowardt861/
Rawarth861/
Rewarth860/
Royworth800/
Robart776,899/
Roward7778/
Rawart7730/
Rowert7724/
Rovart777/
Rewart771/
Raworth71449/
Robartt71106/
Roewert7149/
Rovarte714/
Rovaart712/
Rhobart712/
Rawerth711/
Roubart711/
Roibart711/
Robeart710/
Rawhart710/
Rauworth67114/
Roovaart6736/
Roobartt671/
Rochward670/

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Rowarth Reference & Research

Roworth 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rowarth
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