Rule Surname
Approximately 19,460 people bear this surname
Rule Surname Definition:
From the lands of Rule, now included in the parish of Hobkirk, Roxburghshire. The territory in turn derives its name from the Water of Rule, an affluent of the Teviot. Retween 1214 and 1249 (REG., 148), we find Alan de Rule, Richard de Rule, and Thomas de Rule appearing as witnesses to charters.
Read More About This SurnameRule Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,192 | 1:44,245 | 5,419 |
| Australia | 2,837 | 1:9,516 | 1,418 |
| England | 2,645 | 1:21,065 | 2,971 |
| Philippines | 2,508 | 1:40,366 | 6,314 |
| India | 752 | 1:1,020,034 | 42,821 |
| New Zealand | 577 | 1:7,848 | 1,332 |
| South Africa | 496 | 1:109,229 | 13,157 |
| Canada | 473 | 1:77,898 | 8,747 |
| Mexico | 222 | 1:559,127 | 9,583 |
| Scotland | 115 | 1:46,555 | 4,133 |
| Argentina | 104 | 1:410,994 | 31,358 |
| Wales | 83 | 1:37,284 | 3,678 |
| Uganda | 61 | 1:639,988 | 33,288 |
| Jamaica | 61 | 1:47,048 | 2,826 |
| Panama | 42 | 1:93,149 | 3,638 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Cambodia | 10 | 1:1,548,715 | 6,449 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 35 | 1:126,568 | 7,344 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,828 | 1:13,334 | 2,012 |
| Scotland | 186 | 1:20,125 | 2,003 |
| Wales | 52 | 1:30,162 | 1,677 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,003 | 1:25,072 | 3,106 |
Rule (464) may also be a first name.
Rule Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the lands of Rule, now included in the parish of Hobkirk, Roxburghshire. The territory in turn derives its name from the Water of Rule, an affluent of the Teviot. Retween 1214 and 1249 (REG., 148), we find Alan de Rule, Richard de Rule, and Thomas de Rule appearing as witnesses to charters. Adam de Roule and Thomas de Roule, both of the county of Rokesburk, rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 199,209). Adam de Roule, c. 1300, made a grant of four acres of land in Molle to the monks of Kelso which is witnessed by Hugh de Roule and William de Roule (Kelso, 168). John de Roule witnessed a quitclaim by Robert de Colleuyll in 1328 (ibid., 480), and Walter de Roule. precentor in Glasgow, is mentioned between 1321 and 1333 (REG., 268,271, 272; Kelso, 486; Pap. Lett., II, p. 382). In 1348 Thomas Ruwell was witness in a Justiciary Court case in Dundee (RAA., II, 22), another Thomas de Rowle was a tenant of the Douglas in Dalfubill in 1376 (RHM., I, p. Ivii). William of Roule or Roulle witnessed the grant of the Forest of Eteryk to John Kerre in 1358 (Roxburghe, p. 9), and was juror on an inquisition at Roxburgh in 1361 (Bain, IV, 61). Thomas Roule was rector of Cambuslang in 1429 (REC., 335), and John of Roule was steward of Alexander, duke of Albany, in 1479 (Home, 25). Towards the end of the fifteenth century the 'de' was dropped and the name is commonly met with in the forms 'Roule' and 'Roull.' Two poets of this name ere commemorated by Dunbar in his 'Lament for the Makaris' (1507-8):
"He hes tane Rowll of Aberdene, And gentill Rowll of Corstorphyne;
Two bettir fallowis did no man sie;
Timor Mortis conturbat me."Stolen from Fore bears
John Rouil, afterwards Sir John Rowl, prior of Pittenweem before 1526, "was a dignitary but not an ornament of the pre-Reformation church." James Roull was a tenant of the Abbey of Kelso in 1567 (Kelso, p. 519), and John Rowll signed the Band of Dumfries in 1570 (RPC., XIV, p. 66). William Rewell, indweller in Brughtoun, 1671 (Edinb. App.).
(English) belonging to Rule (Staffs), 13th cent. Rewel(e, Rewell, Rewyl, Ruwel, 12th cent. Ruwell [the second element is apparently Middle English well(e, etc., Old English wiell(a, a spring, well; the first element seems more likely to be Middle English rew(e, Old English rǽw, a hedgerow, than Middle English row(e, rugh, Old English rúh, rough] (Anglo-French-Teut.) for the French Raoul: v. Rawle, Ralph.
Perhaps from the Roxburghshire rivulet; but more probably the A.-Norman personal name Raoul. The H.R. Ruel favours the latter derivation.
Nisbet derives this name from St. Regulus, who brought the relics of St. Andrew to Scotland. It is more probably the same with the A. N. Raoul, in H.R. Ruel; corrupted from Randolph or Radolph. Hence Ralph, Rolph, Rape, Rough, Ruff, Roof, Raw, Roll, Rolls, and, as a diminutive, Ruffle. Ruet, Ruf, Ruffe, Ruffel, Ruffet, Ruffey, Ruffin are found as French names.
From the French, Ruelle; from the Dutch, Rühl; personal name Or Rueil; a location name. in France.
Rule: from Ruelle in Seine-et-Oise.
Rule Demographics
Average Male Rule Height
176.26 cm
Average Female Rule Height
163.7 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Rule Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rule Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rule (Hindi: रूले, Marathi: रुले, Oriya: ରୁେଲ) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rule click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rule? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rule is the 27,627th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 374,488 people. The surname Rule is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Rule live; 46 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 395,684th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 464 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 8,192 people, or 1 in 44,245. In The United States Rule is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent reside, Illinois, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 75 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.
Rule Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Rule has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rule last name rose 409 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 38 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 51 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Rule Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Presbyterian (94%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Rule last name are 12.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Rule earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.13% more than the national average, earning R 371,028 per year; in United States they earn 3.89% more than the national average, earning $44,827 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.71% more than the national average, earning $53,018 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rule Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rule in the Hindi language | ||
| रूले | rule | - |
| Rule in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୁେଲ | ruela | - |
| Rule in the Marathi language | ||
| रुले | rule | 61.86 |
| रुळे | rule | 22.25 |
| रूले | rule | 10.27 |
| रूळे | rule | 5.62 |
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