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Rawlinson
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Origin Of The Surname Rawlinson
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Meaning Of The Surname Rawlinson
Son of Rawlin
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Interesting
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Rawlinson
The suffixed ‘son’ in this surname denotes that it is patronymic. Patronymic surnames were given to carry down the forename of a man to his kin. In this case the descendant would have specifically been the son of the original bearer. Ultimately the name is of Norse origin as it originates from the Norse name Radwulf, meaning ‘advice of wolves’. This name gave way to names such as Ralph and the shortened ‘Raw’. Raw became elongated as Rawlin. |
Rawlinson Statistics
Rawlinson is the number 1793 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 6,088 share the surname Rawlinson in the UK.
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