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    The surname Rawson

    An English patronymic surname, carried by 6,395 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɹɔsən/ 2 syllables Soundex R250

    Rawson: #5,442 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Rawson #5,442, 6,395 people Rawson: #5,442 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Rawson #5,442, 6,395 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rawson is more common than 96.6% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From a Middle English variant of the given name Ralph + -son. Doublet of Rawlinson.

    Rawson 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 6,395 people named Rawson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,279 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,340.

    #5,442
    rank among US surnames
    6,395
    people in 2010
    2.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.9%
    change since 2000 (was #5,076)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,437Aguero6,40248,226
    #5,438Haynie6,40048,241
    #5,441Fairley6,39848,257
    #5,442Rawson6,39548,279

    Who is named Rawson

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

    94% of people named Rawson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Rawson

    Rawson has the Soundex code R250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R250.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Rawson come from?
    From a Middle English variant of the given name Ralph + -son. Doublet of Rawlinson.
    How common is the surname Rawson?
    6,395 people in the United States had the surname Rawson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,279 Americans. It ranked 5,442nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rawson?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Rawson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    How do you pronounce Rawson?
    Rawson is /ˈɹɔsən/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Rawson?
    Rawson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Rawson getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,340 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,395 in 2010, up 0.9%.