Rowledge Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Rowledge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rowledge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2931:190,16416,878
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Canada551:669,92054,285
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1221:199,79815,918
Wales161:98,0264,293
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Rowledge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rowledge is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowledge? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 679,794th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. The last name Rowledge is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Rowledge are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Rowledge is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 293 people, or 1 in 190,164. In England it is mostly found in: West Midlands, where 22 percent reside, Greater London, where 9 percent reside and Hampshire, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account England it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.

Rowledge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rowledge has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Rowledge last name rose 240 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,183 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rowledge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rowledge last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Rowledge earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 18.19% less than the national average, earning $35,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.54% more than the national average, earning $56,905 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rowlodge8816/
Rowleder881/
Rowlidge880/
Roblede801/
Rowlse711/
Robledi671/
Roblese670/
Robledoj633/
Rossweldy591/
Roswilder590/
Rawlse571/
Rowlsy570/
Rowehelzer561/
Robeldi531/
Roblesi531/
Ravelese501/
Ravilzee501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rowledge
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