Rowney Surname

228,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Rowney Surname Definition:

(Celtic) for Rooney, q.v. (Scandinavian) Dweller at the Rowan-Tree Island or Waterside [v. under Rowan2, and + Old Norse ey, island, etc.]

Rowney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6351:87,7459,540
Australia3581:75,4078,829
United States3011:1,204,18385,676
Canada1441:255,87224,214
Scotland681:78,7335,846
Northern Ireland631:29,2863,099
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Ireland361:130,8046,280
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Wales111:281,32115,850
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Belize11:355,4743,977
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland701:63,2844,864
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3041:80,1828,629
Scotland241:155,9676,425
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Rowney (68) may also be a first name.

Rowney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) for Rooney, q.v. (Scandinavian) Dweller at the Rowan-Tree Island or Waterside [v. under Rowan2, and + Old Norse ey, island, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the French, Rouneau; a personal name.

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

Rowney Last Name Facts

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

Rowney is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rowney.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowney? popularity and diffusion

It is the 228,232nd most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,103,348 people. Rowney occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Rowney live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles. Rowney is also the 1,181,159th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 68 people.

The last name Rowney is most common in England, where it is held by 635 people, or 1 in 87,745. In England Rowney is most frequent in: Greater London, where 11 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 9 percent live and West Midlands, where 8 percent live. Aside from England it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Rowney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rowney has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Rowney surname grew 209 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 753 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 283 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 49 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rowney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Rowney last name is predominantly Presbyterian (61%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rowney surname are 8.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.12% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rowney earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.01% more than the national average, earning R 337,464 per year; in United States they earn 5.81% more than the national average, earning $45,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.03% more than the national average, earning $53,176 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rownney922/
Rowny91103/
Rowne913/
Robney8340/
Rownes8329/
Rovney8322/
Rrowne835/
Rawney832/
Rowhne831/
Rownay830/
Rownie830/
Rowness770/
Rovny73277/
Rowna7324/
Robne738/
Rewny737/
Równy735/
Rowni734/
Rawne732/
Rewne732/
Rowný731/
Rowná731/
Rovne730/
Rawny730/
Robinney710/
Rovner671,813/
Rovnyy67876/
Rovnyi67387/
Rabney6735/
Rovniy6716/
Rewnyi6714/
Rowhni673/
Rownah671/
Rovnet671/
Revney671/
Rawnye671/
Ravney670/
Robnay670/
Rownas670/
Rewnie670/

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