Rowlson Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Rowlson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rowlson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
England1131:493,08031,588
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Rowlson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rowlson occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rowlson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowlson? popularity and diffusion

Rowlson is the 853,416th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Rowlson live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 2,095,138. In The United States it is most frequent in: Michigan, where 52 percent live, Florida, where 13 percent live and Tennessee, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 35 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Rowlson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rowlson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rowlson surname rose 824 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 753 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rowlson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rowlson are 29.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.86% registered with the party.

Rowlson earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.69% more than the national average, earning $47,328 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rowleson939/
Rowilson932/
Rowelson930/
Rowellson880/
Rawlson8616/
Roblson863/
Rowlsen860/
Robelson8013/
Robleson804/
Rawleson801/
Rawilson800/
Roblesson750/

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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 Rowlson
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