Rowsby Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Rowsby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rowsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:2,321,58686,519
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Rowsby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rowsby is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowsby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rowsby is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Rowsby live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in British Isles.

Rowsby is most common in England, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 2,321,586. In England Rowsby is most prevalent in: North Yorkshire, where 42 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 25 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 17 percent live. Besides England Rowsby exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Scotland, where 4 percent live.

Rowsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rowsby has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Rowsby surname increased 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 77 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Rossby8349/
Rousby831/
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Rooseby775/
Rosobey773/
Rosebey770/
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Rosib7366/
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Rosbo7353/
Resby7347/
Rosyp7347/
Rosab7336/
Rosbe7323/
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Rosob7319/
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Roseb735/
Rosbh731/
Roesb731/
Rospy731/
Roosb730/
Ross-Bey711/
Rysbay67674/
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Rosabe6729/
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Rosbia6718/
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Rosabo6716/
Rsb6713/
Rejsby6712/
Wrisby6712/
Rosabi6710/
Rossab679/
Rossbo678/
Röseby676/
Rosoba675/
Rosebø674/
Rossyp674/
Rouissaby674/
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Raosab674/
Rosbie674/
Rosaba673/
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Rosseb673/
Rasaby673/
Rosubu673/
Rosbeh673/
Rosaab672/
Rosbah672/
Risbay672/
Rosaib672/
Riesby672/
Rosobo672/
Rosyib671/
Rusbey671/
Rosebi671/
Rospoy671/
Rasbay671/
Rose-B671/
Rosbai671/
Rosiba671/
Rosiib671/
Riasby671/
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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 Rowsby
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