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    The surname Rawlinson

    An English patronymic surname, carried by 2,362 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɹɔlɪnsən/ 3 syllables Soundex R452

    Rawlinson: #12,999 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Rawlinson #12,999, 2,362 people Rawlinson: #12,999 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Rawlinson #12,999, 2,362 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rawlinson is more common than 92% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Ralph + -son. See also Rawle and Rawley. Doublet of Rawson.

    Rawlinson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,362 people named Rawlinson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 130,714 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,272.

    #12,999
    rank among US surnames
    2,362
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4%
    change since 2000 (was #12,507)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,994Beringer2,363130,658
    #12,999Diggins2,362130,714
    #13,002Jellison2,361130,769
    #13,007Urrea2,360130,824

    Who is named Rawlinson

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    78% of people named Rawlinson identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 78%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 16%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Rawlinson

    Rawlinson has the Soundex code R452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R452.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Rawlinson come from?
    From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Ralph + -son. See also Rawle and Rawley. Doublet of Rawson.
    How common is the surname Rawlinson?
    2,362 people in the United States had the surname Rawlinson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,714 Americans. It ranked 12,999th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rawlinson?
    In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Rawlinson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Rawlinson?
    Rawlinson is /ˈɹɔlɪnsən/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Rawlinson?
    Rawlinson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Rawlinson getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,272 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,362 in 2010, up 4.0%.