Rowden Surname

76,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Rowden Surname Definition:

= Roden, q.v.

There are places of this name in Leicester, Hereford, etc.

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Rowden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4521:81,4159,258
England1,1481:48,5356,060
Canada3281:112,33411,995
Australia2011:134,30714,542
Wales791:39,1713,833
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
Northern Ireland401:46,1264,031
Ireland361:130,8046,280
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Scotland81:669,22723,443
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland391:113,5866,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6581:37,0454,799
Wales251:62,7373,061
Scotland251:149,7296,268
Jersey41:12,9712,116
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4511:111,35011,075

Rowden (39) may also be a first name.

Rowden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Roden, q.v.

There are places of this name in Leicester, Hereford, etc.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

The Rowden surname means 'the rough hill' in Celtic.

- gage1145

Rowden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rowden occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowden? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 76,276th most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,133,895 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Rowden are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rowden is also the 1,637,361st most frequent first name globally, borne by 39 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,452 people, or 1 in 81,415. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 23 percent reside, Texas, where 14 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Rowden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rowden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rowden last name rose 987 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 316 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 8 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 68 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rowden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Rowden surname is predominantly Anglican (87%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rowden last name are 12.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.38% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rowden earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.44% more than the national average, earning R 433,536 per year; in United States they earn 6.9% less than the national average, earning $40,170 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.68% more than the national average, earning $50,517 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rowdenn921/
Rowdeen921/
D'Rowden861/
Rawden83472/
Rowdin839/
Rowdem833/
Robden833/
Rovden830/
Rowding7735/
Rawdeng772/
Royfden771/
Rauwden770/
Rawdn731/
Rahwdeen711/
Rawdin67624/
Ravden6732/
Rabden678/
Rovdin672/
Robdin671/
Rubden670/
Rovdina622/
Rafdeen621/
Robdinn621/
Raufdeen574/
Rubdn552/
Ravdin50213/
Rafdin508/
Ravdyn505/
Rubdin505/
Rabdin502/

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Rowden Reference & Research

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

Rowden 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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