Rowcliffe Surname

414,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Rowcliffe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rawcliff,' a parish in the West Riding of Yorks, eleven miles from Selby; also a township in the parish of Snaith, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Ricardus de Rouclyff, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Rowcliffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2701:1,342,44093,444
England2421:230,24019,179
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Australia861:313,90427,145
Wales391:79,3476,699
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1841:132,47512,229
Jersey161:3,243531
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Rowcliffe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rawcliff,' a parish in the West Riding of Yorks, eleven miles from Selby; also a township in the parish of Snaith, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Ricardus de Rouclyff, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Henricus de Rouclyffe, 1379.

John Rawcliffe, of Chipping, 1682: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

George Rawcliffe, of Ribchester, 1729: ibid.

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

= Rawcliffe, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Townships, &c., in cos. York and Lancaster-two in each. The ancient orthography seems to have been Rockliffe.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A corruption of Rockcliffe, a parish in Cumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rowcliffe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rowcliffe is found most in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowcliffe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 414,183rd most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 8,665,334 people. Rowcliffe occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Rowcliffe are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Rowcliffe is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 270 people, or 1 in 1,342,440. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 24 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Iowa, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent reside and Canada, where 16 percent reside.

Rowcliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rowcliffe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rowcliffe last name grew 931 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 975 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rowcliffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rowcliffe surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rowcliffe earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.53% more than the national average, earning $44,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.87% more than the national average, earning $51,107 CAD per year.

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