Rowdon Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Rowdon Surname Definition:

From Rowden; a location name in Devon, Leicestershire.

Rowdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
England1001:557,18134,216
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Australia341:793,99150,673
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1241:196,57615,750
Wales81:196,0527,186
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Rowdon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Rowden; a location name in Devon, Leicestershire.

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

Rowdon Last Name Facts

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

Rowdon occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowdon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 712,393rd most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,731,255 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Rowdon live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Rowdon is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 1,821,402. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 15 percent live, Florida, where 14 percent live and Indiana, where 12 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Rowdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rowdon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rowdon surname increased 711 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 19 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rowdon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rowdon surname are 28.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Rowdon earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 35.2% more than the national average, earning $58,337 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.96% less than the national average, earning $46,724 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rawdon831,200/
Rowdan837/
Robdon832/
Rowdhan775/
Rawdone773/
Rowdang771/
Rawddon771/
Rawdoon771/
Rawdan679,516/
Rovdan6737/
Rabdon672/
Rawdom671/
Robdan670/
Rawdun670/
Rawdhan628/
Rubdoun622/
Rawdang621/
Ravdone621/
Rovdanova531/
Ravdan501,615/
Răvdan5037/
Rabdan5011/
Rafdan503/
Revdan501/

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Rowdon 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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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rowdon
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