Rumens Surname

667,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Rumens Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rumin'. Lower, quoting Ferguson, says,' Rumun, an Old Norse personal name.' This view seems confirmed by the fact that it is found early on the East coast.

John Rumin, Lincolnshire, 1273.

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Rumens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3111:179,15816,199
Australia281:964,13257,058
United States271:13,424,405494,117
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales51:618,90625,852
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1211:201,44915,997
Guernsey101:3,266579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Rümens (8) are calculated separately.

Rumens (11) may also be a first name.

Rumens Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rumin'. Lower, quoting Ferguson, says,' Rumun, an Old Norse personal name.' This view seems confirmed by the fact that it is found early on the East coast.

John Rumin, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

But v. Romaine, of which it may be but a vulgar corruption. Romans is found in the London Directory side by side with Romaine. Rummen in the first of the following instances seems to be a corrupted form of Romaine:

1767. Married — William Rummen and Mary Hine: St. George, Hanover Square.

1774. — John Rummins and Ann Faulkner: ibid.

1802. — John Rumens and Margaret Catley: ibid.

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

Rumens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rumens is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Rümens. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rumens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 667,223rd most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,230,615 people. Rumens occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Rumens are found; 74 percent are found in Northern Europe and 74 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 311 people, or 1 in 179,158. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 14 percent live, Kent, where 14 percent live and Wiltshire, where 8 percent live. Outside of England this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Rumens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rumens has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 257 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 540 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rumens Last Name Statistics demography

Rumens earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.4% more than the national average, earning $45,481 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rümens948/
Rummens92938/
Roumens92163/
Rumense927/
Ruemens921/
Rumns912/
Romens83312/
Rumins8337/
Rimens833/
Rommens772,040/
Riemens771,488/
Rummins77154/
Romiens779/
Rhomens772/
Romenss771/
Ruminse771/
Rimmens770/
Rummyns770/
Rhumenz770/
Roumins770/
Roommens711/
Raumnsse711/
Rhommens711/
Romyns6783/
Romnæs6713/
Romins679/
Romenz674/
Rimnås671/
Rimins670/
Riemns670/
Romnæss623/
Ruminche571/

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