Rowling Surname

188,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Rowling Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ralph,' from the diminutive Rawlin. Of course the g is an excrescence, as in Rawling or Rawlings. For further instances v. Rawlin.

1768. Married — James Soleirol and Mary Rowlings: St.

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Rowling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7471:74,5898,478
Australia5721:47,1955,906
United States5131:706,54855,809
New Zealand2241:20,2163,553
Canada531:695,20056,020
Wales431:71,9666,223
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
China41:341,830,39216,990
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5821:41,8825,282
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

Rowling (13) may also be a first name.

Rowling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ralph,' from the diminutive Rawlin. Of course the g is an excrescence, as in Rawling or Rawlings. For further instances v. Rawlin.

1768. Married — James Soleirol and Mary Rowlings: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A variant of Rolling for Rollin, q.v. Roulin (also Roullin) is not uncommon in Northern France.

Cp. Rawlin(g.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rowling Last Name Facts

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

Rowling (Arabic: رولينغ) is found most frequently in England. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowling? popularity and diffusion

Rowling is the 188,157th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,241,791 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 36 percent of Rowling live; 36 percent live in Northern Europe and 36 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 13 people.

The last name Rowling is most common in England, where it is held by 747 people, or 1 in 74,589. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 14 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside. Besides England Rowling occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 23 percent reside.

Rowling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rowling has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Rowling surname increased 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 431 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 538 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rowling Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Rowling last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rowling surname are 10.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.6% registered with the party.

The amount Rowling earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.81% less than the national average, earning R 74,112 per year; in United States they earn 0.2% less than the national average, earning $43,064 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.06% more than the national average, earning $57,164 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rawling862,387/
Robling86900/
Rewling860/
Roblling801/
Rawlinggs752/
Rawlinngs752/
Rabling71132/
Rübling7163/
Röbling7144/
Rubling7115/
Ravling716/
Rawlngs712/
Rawleng711/
Reubling671/
Rawlinck671/

Rowling Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rowling in the Arabic language
رولينغrwlyngh-

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