Ruthwell Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ruthwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruthwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:2,143,00282,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Ruthwell (18) may also be a first name.

Ruthwell Last Name Facts

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

Ruthwell is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruthwell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Ruthwell live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in British Isles. Ruthwell is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 18 people.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 2,143,002. In England Ruthwell is most numerous in: Kent, where 88 percent live, Cheshire, where 4 percent live and Herefordshire, where 4 percent live. Not including England this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live.

Ruthwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ruthwell has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Ruthwell surname increased 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Routhwell940/
Rauthwell940/
Rothwell8818,307/
Routwell880/
Rothwelll821/
Rudwell8029/
Rotwell8011/
Rothwel807/
Rhodwell759/
Rothwill754/
Rothwiel751/
Rottwell751/
Rodwell677,361/
Rustuel6789/
Rudwill6745/
Ridwell675/
Rothwil670/
Roddwell6312/
Rodwel57220/
Ruduel574/
Rituel572/
Roduel571/
Rotuel571/
Rodwill5335/
Ridwill530/

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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 Ruthwell
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