Rowberry Surname

233,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Rowberry Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rowberrow,' a parish in Somerset, four miles from Axbridge. The references I furnish are amply sufficient to prove my statement.

Anthony Rouborow, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Rowberry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7391:75,3978,553
United States6031:601,09348,934
Wales1171:26,4492,746
Australia931:290,27625,669
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2131:114,43811,110
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Rowberry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rowberrow,' a parish in Somerset, four miles from Axbridge. The references I furnish are amply sufficient to prove my statement.

Anthony Rouborow, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1750. Married — Charles Ruberry and Elizabeth Clarke: St. George, Hanover Square.

1765. — Benjamin Morris and Mary Rubery: ibid.

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

Rowberry Last Name Facts

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

Rowberry is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowberry? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 233,190th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,212,454 people. The surname Rowberry occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Rowberry are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 739 people, or 1 in 75,397. In England it is most frequent in: Worcestershire, where 30 percent are found, Herefordshire, where 12 percent are found and West Midlands, where 9 percent are found. Other than England this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Wales, where 7 percent are found.

Rowberry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rowberry has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Rowberry surname grew 347 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,630 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 836 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rowberry Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rowberry are 19.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.12% registered with the party.

The amount Rowberry earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 13.91% more than the national average, earning R 270,696 per year; in United States they earn 15.5% more than the national average, earning $49,838 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.3% more than the national average, earning $58,774 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rowbery9322/
Rewberry881/
Rawberry880/
Rowbory8011/
Robbery804/
Rewbery800/
Rubberry757/
Rubbery677/
Rabbery672/
Robvere671/

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Rowberry Reference & Research

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