Roydon Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Roydon Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Roydon = the Rye- Hill [Old English ryge = Old Norse rúg-r, rye + Old English dún, a hill] It is apparently one of the Norfolk Roydons which occurs as Rygedún in Bishop Ælfric’s will, a.d. 1037.

Roydon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234

Roydon (801) may also be a first name.

Roydon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Roydon = the Rye- Hill [Old English ryge = Old Norse rúg-r, rye + Old English dún, a hill] It is apparently one of the Norfolk Roydons which occurs as Rygedún in Bishop Ælfric’s will, a.d. 1037.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Roydon Last Name Facts

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

Roydon (Marathi: रॉयडन) is most common in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Roydon.

How Common Is The Last Name Roydon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Roydon occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Roydon reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles. Roydon is also the 289,129th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 801 people.

The surname Roydon is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England Roydon is primarily found in: Hertfordshire, where 67 percent live, Cheshire, where 8 percent live and City of Bristol, where 8 percent live. Barring England this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and New Zealand, where 9 percent live.

Roydon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Roydon has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Roydon last name declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roysdon92488/
Royedon920/
Rodon911,789/
Rydon91187/
Roudon83345/
Rotdon83247/
Raydon83222/
Reydon83137/
Rhodon83117/
Rysdon8390/
Roddon8328/
Rodone8326/
Rodgon8311/
Roydan837/
Rodong835/
Rosdon835/
Roydun834/
Hrodon834/
Riodon832/
Rodhon832/
Rodoin832/
Rodoon832/
Roidon831/
Rodont831/
Rgodon831/
Rodond831/
Rohdon831/
Roodon831/
Rydone831/
Roudhon7718/
Rodonne779/
Riyadon775/
Raydong774/
Roudoin772/
Rodoine772/
Roddong772/
Roehdon771/
Reydone771/
Reyodon771/
Roydand771/
Raydone771/
Rotdong771/
Roodong771/
Roysdom770/
Roisdon770/
Redon7310,594/
Radon731,794/
Rodan731,140/
Ridon73711/
Rydun73189/
Rodón7326/
Rydan7320/
Rodán7317/
Rodom7313/
Rodun7311/
Rodoń7311/
Rodòn732/
Rydãn731/
Ródon731/
Rodonova7127/
Rodochyn717/
Roidoung715/
Roudotin713/
Rayusdon712/
Roddoung712/
Rojdoung712/
Rayadong711/
Roudoune711/
Rotdoung711/
Roydaung711/
Risdon671,464/
Raydan671,068/
Raddon67617/
Roddan67417/
Reddon67417/
Ritdon67389/
Roedan67256/
Rosdan67233/
Rhodan67171/
Readon67143/
Roddom67131/
Ridoin67130/
Rydant67100/
Rasdon6797/
Ridone6788/
Rodhan6776/
Radong6770/
Reedon6760/
Ridgon6757/
Redond6752/
Redone6749/
Raidon6748/
Ridhon6745/
Reidon6740/
Redhon6739/
Roedán6739/
Rydhan6734/
Radoin6731/
Redont6730/
Raudon6729/
Riodan6727/
Rhedon6726/
Redong6722/
Roudan6722/
Roidan6721/
Rodane6719/
Rodang6719/
Ridong6719/
Roduin6715/
Rodhom6715/
Radoun6714/
Radond6712/
Raydun6711/
Radgon6711/
Rodoum6710/
Ridoon679/
Riddon678/
Redoun676/
Rodgan675/
Ruodan675/
Redoin675/
Rodung675/
Rahdon675/
Reydom674/
Rohdan674/
Reudon674/
Ratdon674/
Reydan673/
Hrydan673/
Radone672/
Rysdan672/
Raedon672/
Riedon672/
Rodhonova672/
Redoen671/
Redoon671/
Rgodan671/
Roodan671/
Rjddon671/
Rodaan671/
Rodant671/
Rihdon671/
Raydán671/
Ridoun671/
Rhydom671/
Rgadon671/
Ryedun671/
Roudom671/
Rotdan671/
Rooddoung671/
Radoon671/
Hradon671/
Ridont670/
Resdon670/

Roydon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roydon in the Marathi language
रॉयडनroyadana73.33
रॉन्ron6.67
रोयडनroyadana6.67
रॉयडॉनroyadona6.67
रॉयडीनroyadina6.67

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