Roxburgh Surname

114,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Fiji

Roxburgh Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Roxburgh,' capital of the Scottish county of that name.

Roxburgh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0601:52,5646,452
Scotland6171:8,6771,262
Australia5151:52,4196,467
United States4901:739,71257,942
New Zealand3641:12,4402,167
Fiji3461:2,585436
Canada2911:126,61713,224
South Africa901:601,97445,802
Trinidad and Tobago541:25,2592,766
Wales471:65,8415,810
Jamaica401:71,7493,500
Ireland351:134,5416,387
France121:5,535,227269,324
India111:69,733,217610,955
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland6841:5,473815
England2381:102,41810,282
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Roxburgh (21) may also be a first name.

Roxburgh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Roxburgh,' capital of the Scottish county of that name.

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

From the town of the name in Roxburghshire. Sometime before 1153 Adam de Rogesburg witnessed a charter by David I in favor of Cambuskenneth Abbey (Cambus., 57), and between 1163-85 Walter of Rokeburg witnessed charters by Richard, bishop of St. Andrews (RPSA., p. 179. RD., p. 58). About the same date the "terra abbacie de Munros" was granted by William the Lion to Hugh de Rokesbure, clericus regis (RAA., I, 95). This Hugh de Roxburgh was chancellor of the kingdom and bishop elect of Glasgow (Dowden, p. 299). He died in 1199. William of Roxburgh was cellarer of Newbattle Abbey in 1291 (Bain, II, 522), and John of Rokesburg was procurator for the monks of Kelso in their dispute with William Folkard in 1295 (Kelso, 203). William of Rokesburgh was master of the Maison Dieu (domus Dei) of Berwick in 1332 (Neubotle, 153,155), and John Rokesburgh was charged with breaking parole in 1358 (Bain, IV, 25). Rokeburgh 1269, Roxbruch 1563, Roxburch 1567, Roxburg 1342.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Roxburgh, 12th ( cent. Rokisburc, Rochesburh, later Rokesburgh; Old English *Hróces-burh = Hróc’s Stronghold [the genit. of Old English hróc, a rook (used as a pers. name) + burh, a fortified place]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Scottish town, capital of the shire so called.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The county town.

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

Roxburgh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roxburgh is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roxburgh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 114,477th most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,804,741 people. Roxburgh occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Roxburgh live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 21 people.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 1,060 people, or 1 in 52,564. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 13 percent reside, Merseyside, where 9 percent reside and Tyne and Wear, where 8 percent reside. Besides England Roxburgh is found in 40 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Roxburgh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Roxburgh has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 445 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 10 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,256 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,567 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 184 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Roxburgh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Roxburgh last name is principally Salvation Army (37%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Roxburgh last name are 4.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.59% being registered with the political party.

The amount Roxburgh earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 25.62% more than the national average, earning R 298,512 per year; in United States they earn 29.28% more than the national average, earning $55,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.94% more than the national average, earning $53,627 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roxbourgh946/
Roxburgth941/
Roxbuurgh941/
Roxburg9320/
Roxbergh8816/
Rosburgh883/
Roxbirgh881/
Rosbourgh826/
Rossburgh822/
Rosburg80677/
Roxberg80123/
Roßburg8051/
Rexburg800/
Rotsburg75239/
Roosburg75104/
Rossburg7531/
Roksburg754/
Roysburg751/
Rasburgh751/
Rosborgh750/
Rochsburg7128/
Rocksburg710/
Roßberg672,814/
Rosberg672,798/
Rosborg67503/
Rexborg6712/
Rexberg673/
Roßborg671/
Rasburg670/

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