Rucklidge Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Rucklidge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Routledge.' I cannot find the spot. It has representatives in every part of the world. It is a great Border name, and whether it be Scotch or English, it must live for ever. The suffix -ledge is -lake; v.

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Rucklidge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:1,114,36153,243
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rucklidge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Routledge.' I cannot find the spot. It has representatives in every part of the world. It is a great Border name, and whether it be Scotch or English, it must live for ever. The suffix -ledge is -lake; v. Depledge. For other variants, v. Rutlidge.

1781. Married — John Routledge and Ann Jones: St. George, Hanover Square.

1789. — Robert Routledge and Phaibe Shcrol: ibid.

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

Lower, Bardsley, and Harrison say this name is from Routledge in Cumberland, but I cannot find the place. It is not in Sedgefield's Place-names of Cumberland and Westmorland. The surname is more English than Scottish, though several of the name are early found north of the Border. Several early notices of the name in connection with Hawick are given in The Scotts of Buocleuch (v. 2, p. 35, etc.). Symon Routlage and his son Mathew were charged with spuilzeit of certain goods in 1494 (ADC., p. 338). David Routlesche was bailie to James Douglas of Caver in 1512 (Cavers, p. 730). Martin de Rotheluche, a Scot, was procurator of the Scottish Nation in the University of Orleans in 1537, and again, as 'de Rotheluge,' in 1538 (SHSM', II, p. 100). Lancelot Rutlitch in Appiltrielewis, 1643 (RRM., I, p. 102). Armstrong gives the following old forms of this name: Routelych, Routleche (1516), Routlagh, Routlege (1512), Routlisch (1495), Routluge, Rowtlische, Routlug, Rowtledge, Routlugh, Rutlegs, Rouchligis, and Rowteleges (Liddesdale, p. 250).

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

A local name, common in Cumberland. I do not find the place.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rucklidge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rucklidge has its highest incidence in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rucklidge? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,414,640th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Rucklidge reside; 84 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 1,114,361. In England Rucklidge is mostly found in: North Yorkshire, where 32 percent live, West Sussex, where 28 percent live and Somerset, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 13 percent live and Scotland, where 5 percent live.

Rucklidge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rucklidge has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 333 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rucklidge Last Name Statistics demography

Rucklidge earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.28% less than the national average, earning $47,060 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruckledge89135/
Recklidge890/
Rucladge822/
Rukledge822/
Rucledge821/
Rucklage820/
Rooklidge7847/
Rockledge782/
Rugledge713/
Rookledge67142/
Rughledge671/
Rickey-Elledge611/
Regledge591/
Rakalieja563/

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