Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
RAWDON
There are approximately 130 people named Rawdon in the UK. That makes it the 16,934th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 2 are named Rawdon.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
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Raredon
Raardon
Rawdens
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The Rawdon surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) From the lands of Royden, near Leeds, in Yorkshire, England.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
RAWDON. An estate in tlie parish of Guiselcy, co. York, is " the original scat of this ancient family, which is traced toThor de Rawdon, whose son Serlo lived in the reign of Stephen. Rawdon remained the family residence till early in the seventeenth century, when Sir George Rawdon, the then head of the house removed into the North of Ireland, and v.-as seated at Moira, in the county of Down, where the family principallj' lived till the match with the heiress of Hastings in r7.'J2." Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.