Rusling Surname

299,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Rusling Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rocelin.' This was at an early period popular in Lincolnshire as a personal name. As a result it is to that county we now look for representatives of the surname. Lower says, 'Rosling: a corruption of Roslyn, a village in Edinburghshire' He does not furnish a title of evidence.

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Rusling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7291:76,4318,642
United States2001:1,812,295118,682
Australia1201:224,96421,387
Canada771:478,51441,057
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Wales211:147,35910,403
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2471:98,68610,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Rusling (86) may also be a first name.

Rusling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rocelin.' This was at an early period popular in Lincolnshire as a personal name. As a result it is to that county we now look for representatives of the surname. Lower says, 'Rosling: a corruption of Roslyn, a village in Edinburghshire' He does not furnish a title of evidence. The final 'g' is, of course, an excrescence, as in Jennings.

'Three carucates which the sons of Rocelin hold,' temp. 1109: The Lincolnshire Survey.

Rocelinus de Bracton, Wiltshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Rocelin le Bunne, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roscelin de Bratton, Wiltshire, ibid.

Johanna Roscelin, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Thomas Roscelin, Norfolk, ibid.

Johannes Rosselyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Emma Roscelyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Robertus Roscelyne, 1379: ibid.

Richard Roscelyn, rector of Patesley, 1408: History of Norfolk.

1628. Married — Samewell Randall and Frances Ruslinge: St. Mary Aldermary.

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

For Roslin(g, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Roslyn, a village in co. Edinburgh.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rusling Last Name Facts

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

Rusling occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rusling? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rusling is the 299,542nd most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,738,225 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Rusling are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in British Isles. Rusling is also the 1,032,266th most prevalent forename globally, held by 86 people.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 729 people, or 1 in 76,431. In England it is most common in: South Yorkshire, where 16 percent reside, Lincolnshire, where 12 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 11 percent reside. Beside England this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Rusling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rusling has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Rusling surname increased 295 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 313 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rusling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rusling last name are 11.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.62% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rusling earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.26% less than the national average, earning R 165,720 per year; in United States they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $45,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.68% less than the national average, earning $46,366 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Russling9314/
Rushling931/
Ruslin921,269/
Ruling9284/
Reushling882/
Reuling861,010/
Rosling86955/
Risling86898/
Ruslina86541/
Ruhling86445/
Rouslin8653/
Ruiling8634/
Rutling8632/
Ruyling8625/
Rouling8616/
Ruslink8610/
Rulling865/
Russlin864/
Rauling863/
Rhuling862/
Rushlin862/
Rulhing862/
Rauslin860/
Rucling860/
Rulin83374/
Rusln832/
Reuschling82421/
Rissling80465/
Roulling80192/
Rishling8089/
Reulings8068/
Rouhling8065/
Rossling8042/
Ruijling8033/
Riesling8027/
Roesling8024/
Raulings8017/
Roosling8013/
Ruthling8013/
Reutling8010/
Roulings803/
Ruttling802/
Rushlion802/
Rousslin801/
Ruschlin801/
Reuhling801/
Rihsling801/
Rusillin801/
Rhulings800/
Ruchling800/
Russlink800/
Rutlings800/
Roulin773,964/
Roling773,927/
Raulin773,114/
Roslin772,040/
Ruslim77886/
Ruhlin77459/
Rulina77314/
Rutlin77270/
Rullin77261/
Rulien77111/
Rüling7750/
Ruslen7745/
Ruilin7720/
Ruleng7714/
Rujlin7714/
Ruzlin776/
Ruslyn773/
Reulin772/
Rulind772/
Ruglin772/
Ruslhn771/
Rulion771/
Rhulin770/
Ruylin770/
Rischling75198/
Roessling7556/
Rutschlin754/
Riselling751/
Riessling751/
Reuschlin750/
Ruithling750/
Rolling713,096/
Roullin71542/
Roeling71534/
Reulink71210/
Roslyng7180/
Raulien7157/
Raulina7157/
Rülling7156/
Ruchlin7148/
Roeslin7146/
Rulienė7139/
Rißling7131/
Roulina7128/
Roslien7126/
Rosslin7123/
Rosllin7118/
Rullion7112/
Rahulin7111/
Rosleng7110/
Rooling718/
Roshlin716/
Rutlind714/
Raullin714/
Rullina713/
Rholing713/
Roulien712/
Roulind712/
Ruthlin711/
Russlyn711/
Ruhlind711/
Ruhllng711/
Rauleng711/
Rauglin711/
Rautlin711/
Reullin711/
Rudclin711/
Ruglien711/
Ruilina711/
Russeln711/
Rouhlin711/
Ruylina711/
Rushlen710/
Rieschling710/
Rooslin710/
Reuschlien710/
Rolin679,099/
Rulim67163/
Reuchlin67114/
Rulen6744/
Roelling6737/
Roeßling677/
Rulyn677/
Rießling673/
Rulinova672/
Rüschlin672/
Rosslien671/
Ruschlen671/
Raullina671/
Roolling671/
Roesslin671/
Reullion671/
Roschlin671/
Roullion671/
Russelln671/
Rosln671/
Rutln671/
Russlend670/
Rugillin670/

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