Rudyard Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Rudyard Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Rudyard (Staffs), the Domesday Rudierd, a.d. 1004 Rudegeard [the second element is Old English geard, a yard, enclosure: the first may represent Old English rude, the rue-plant, an Anglo-Saxon pers.

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Rudyard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:1,505,89364,828
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Rudyard (1,991) may also be a first name.

Rudyard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Rudyard (Staffs), the Domesday Rudierd, a.d. 1004 Rudegeard [the second element is Old English geard, a yard, enclosure: the first may represent Old English rude, the rue-plant, an Anglo-Saxon pers. name Ruda, or Old English reód (Old English rudu, red colour), red]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Staffordshire.

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

Rudyard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rudyard (Arabic: روديارد) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rudyard? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,436,415th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Rudyard live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles. Rudyard is also the 169,468th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,991 people.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 1,505,893. In England it is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 59 percent reside, Cheshire, where 22 percent reside and Somerset, where 11 percent reside. Barring England it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Rudyard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rudyard has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Rudyard surname fell 5 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rudgyard9311/
Ruddyard936/
Rhudyard930/
Rudyar921/
Ridyard86679/
Rodyard861/
Rudiard861/
Rudiar7724/
Rudear771/
Ridyheard750/
Rudjord71102/
Rudgear7114/
Rugyart716/
Rudiare711/
Rodiard711/
Roedyar711/
Rudehare671/
Rudehart670/
Riddiard670/
Rudiore571/
Rhodehart500/

Rudyard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rudyard in the Arabic language
رودياردrwdyard-

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