Rutherwood Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Rutherwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rutherwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:1,428,66862,556
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Rutherwood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rutherwood is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rutherwood.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutherwood? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Rutherwood are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 1,428,668. In England Rutherwood is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 92 percent are found, Northamptonshire, where 3 percent are found and City of Bristol, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Rutherwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rutherwood has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 355 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rotherwood903/
Rutherd823/
Ruthard71168/
Ruthert7134/
Rotherd711/
Ruterwa711/
Ruthyarodh706/
Ruthardt67888/
Rotherud6719/
Rötherdt678/
Rotherde675/
Rotherdt675/
Reuterbo672/
Rutharda671/
Ratharod671/
Ruthyord671/
Rutheart671/
Rothrode670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rutherwood
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