Last Name RAWLINSON

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Meaning The son of Ralph, i.e. Randolph, diminutive Rawlin and Rollin; through French Raoul-in, the diminutive of Raoul. Also, 'the son of Rowland,' pronoounced Rawland and Rolland in Furness and county Cumberland, where a large family of Rawlinsons has sprung up, undoubtedly descendants of Rowland through Rawlandon.
Origin English, Irish, Falkland, South african, Hungarian

Rank 12,507 (2000 US census) 13,945 (1990 US census)
Count 2,272 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 81.65%, or 1855 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 14.3%, or 325 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.26%, or 6 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.53%, or 12 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.06%, or 24 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.2%, or 50 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Census 2000: how many distinct surnames are there?

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Shortest baby names

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English surnames

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