Rutland Surname

62,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,984 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malta

Rutland Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rutland'; compare Darbyshire, Cornish, Cumberland, &c.

Richard de Roteland, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1584. William Rutland, Surrey: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Rutland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2071:69,6108,084
England1,8451:30,1994,054
Australia4311:62,6357,554
New Zealand1951:23,2224,072
Canada1371:268,94625,310
Malta241:17,9281,021
Solomon Islands241:24,1684,782
Wales181:171,91811,581
Sweden111:895,16066,831
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
France101:6,642,272293,169
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Macau11:601,6301,582
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8951:27,2353,712
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6851:73,3127,854

Rutland (88) may also be a first name.

Rutland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rutland'; compare Darbyshire, Cornish, Cumberland, &c.

Richard de Roteland, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1584. William Rutland, Surrey: Register of the University of Oxford.

1728. Married — Barnes Rutland and Elizabeth Norman: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English or Scandinavian) belonging to Rutland, anciently Roteland, Rotland [Orig. uncertain; but the prob. meaning is ‘root-land’-Middle English rot(e, Old Norse rót (for wrót), a root (Old Norse róta = Old English wrótan, to root up), as the county was formerly noted for its forests, which are “now almost wholly destroyed” (but the roots or stumps may at first have been left). If the county had been named from its red soil the old name would have been Rodeland instead of the consistent Roteland or Rotland.

See the quotation under Reynold.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the county.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The county.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Rutland Last Name Facts

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

Rutland (Russian: Рутланд, Tibetan: རཀྲ་ལེན།) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutland? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rutland is the 62,823rd most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 912,769 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Rutland are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rutland is also the 1,017,994th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 88 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 5,207 people, or 1 in 69,610. In The United States Rutland is most numerous in: Georgia, where 12 percent are found, Mississippi, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Rutland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rutland has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 760 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rutland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rutland surname are 12.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.99% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rutland earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.92% less than the national average, earning R 140,388 per year; in United States they earn 4.82% less than the national average, earning $41,068 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.71% more than the national average, earning $54,508 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rautland9357/
Ruthland9349/
Reutland9319/
Rustland932/
Rutlands931/
Ruttland931/
Rutlland931/
Ruland925,304/
Rutlan922/
Ruhland869,638/
Rouland862,601/
Reuland861,091/
Ritland86477/
Rusland86420/
Rauland86232/
Rulland86136/
Rhuland86133/
Rutllan8661/
Rulands8659/
Rutlend864/
Rotland864/
Rulhand862/
Ruiland861/
Rulandt861/
Rutlang861/
Ruyland860/
Rulan83181/
Rutlandová821/
Roulland801,464/
Ruhlandt80106/
Rottland80100/
Rutllant8098/
Rothland8059/
Rotlland8012/
Reuhland8010/
Rootland806/
Roulands803/
Rutlante803/
Ridtland803/
Rousland802/
Ruitlane802/
Ruilland801/
Rouliand801/
Rauhland800/
Rausland800/
Raustlan800/
Roland7784,464/
Ruslan7721,225/
Rullan773,932/
Rüland77117/
Rulian7782/
Rulane7756/
Roulan7753/
Rulang7727/
Raulan7726/
Rulyan7723/
Ruhlan7719/
Ruilan7711/
Ruulan775/
Rulhan773/
Ruylan773/
Rulant772/
Reulan772/
Rulond771/
Rulean771/
Rotlan771/
Rutlon770/
Rhulan770/
Rulandová751/
Rutyllane751/
Rolland7160,237/
Roeland712,134/
Raulian711,633/
Rotllan71294/
Rahulan71217/
Roulant71203/
Rühland71120/
Ruslian7195/
Roulain7168/
Rullang7160/
Raulane7140/
Rolandt7126/
Rullian7126/
Ruslang7119/
Rouslan7116/
Raulang7114/
Rholand719/
Raulean715/
Ruhlandová714/
Raulain714/
Rauslan713/
Rolaind713/
Roulean713/
Roullan713/
Rotlain713/
Roulian712/
Rolannd712/
Rolyand711/
Raulyan711/
Rulahan711/
Rulaine711/
Routlon711/
Ruslasn711/
Ruhlamd711/
Reulang711/
Hruslan711/
Rooland711/
Raulant711/
Roulang711/
Rutllán711/
Rutlong711/
Ruilian711/
Rustlam711/
Roulond710/
Ruulean710/
Ritlend710/
Hroland710/
Reulain710/
Roelandt673,939/
Rolan672,973/
Rulon67878/
Rulasing67248/
Rotllant67194/
Roulaine67122/
Rulam6750/
Rühlandt6725/
Rollandt6722/
Ruslatin6720/
Rulanova6717/
Ruthlein6716/
Rulahane674/
Roolandt674/
Raulaine673/
Raulaain673/
Rolleand672/
Rusliane672/
Rotillan672/
Rhuliane672/
Rusliant671/
Rholland671/
Reutlein671/
Rauliane671/
Rouslane671/
Rollland671/
Rulianne671/
Rhuslain671/
Roelland671/
Roullant671/
Ruiliang671/
Rottlant671/
Roulante671/
Rholhand671/
Rhullyan671/
Rhulyane671/
Rhulyann671/
Roullian670/

Rutland Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rutland in the Tibetan language
རཀྲ་ལེན།ratralen-
Rutland in the Russian language
Рутландrutland-

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