Rowlston Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Rowlston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rowlston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:1,326,62059,571
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Rowlston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rowlston occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowlston? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,168,711th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Rowlston reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles.

Rowlston is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 1,326,620. In England it is most frequent in: Merseyside, where 21 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 21 percent reside and Norfolk, where 19 percent reside. Barring England this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 20 percent reside.

Rowlston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rowlston has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Rowlston surname fell 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rowlston Last Name Statistics demography

Rowlston earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 231.05% more than the national average, earning R 786,708 per year.

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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 Rowlston
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