Rowton Surname

281,264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Rowton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rowton,' a chapelry in the parish of Adderbury, Salop.

Richard de Routon, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ivo de Roweton, Salop, ibid.

Rowton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2431:291,60027,038
England1091:511,17532,340
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1151:211,96016,503
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

Rowton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rowton,' a chapelry in the parish of Adderbury, Salop.

Richard de Routon, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ivo de Roweton, Salop, ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Rowton = 1 the Rough Enclosure [Middle English rou, row(e, rugh(e, etc., Old English rúh, rough, wild + tún, enclosure, etc.] The Yorks Rowton was Rugheton and Rugeton in Domesday-Book. The Shropshire places were Roweton and Routon in the 13th cent. The topography of some of the Rowtons makes the connexion with a state of uncultivation clear: thus one of the Shropshire Rowtons is united to Broom; Rowton Heath, Cheshire, is a famous battlefield.

2 the Roe-Enclosure [Middle English ro, Old English rá, a roe + tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Townships in cos. Chester, Shropshire, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Salop, Yorkshire.

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

Rowton Last Name Facts

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

Rowton occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Rowton.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 281,264th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,311,622 people. Rowton is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Rowton live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,243 people, or 1 in 291,600. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Nevada, where 17 percent reside, Arkansas, where 14 percent reside and Texas, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Rowton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rowton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rowton last name expanded 1,053 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 5 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rowton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rowton last name are 9.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.07% registered to vote for the political party.

Rowton earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.49% less than the national average, earning $38,622 USD per year.

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Rowtan831/
Rawton831/
Rowthan771/
Rowhtan771/
Rowtand770/
Hrofton770/
Rawtoine711/
Rafton67309/
Rabton674/
Roftun672/
Rufton671/
Rovtan671/
Refton671/
Roftan671/
Rowtham62123/
Reefton625/
Raftoon623/
Ravtoon623/
Ruffton622/
Roovtan621/
Rawthun621/
Rabtoin621/
Rahwtan621/
Robthan621/
Rawttan621/
Rosftant571/
Ravtonova531/
Raftan50296/
Rabtan507/
Ravtan504/
Ravtun503/
Raftun502/
Rubtan501/

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