Explore the Family Name Rawling

The meaning of Rawling

English: from Middle English Raulin, from an Old French diminutive of Raul, a form of, or corresponding to, Ralph, both sometimes used of the same man: for example, Ralph de Knyghton, also called Raulyn, in 1377. Compare Raw and Rawlinson.

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How common is the last name Rawling in the United States?

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Rawling has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Rawling ranked 48,109 in popularity with 413 individuals carrying the name, equating to approximately 0.15 individuals per 100k. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 55,619, with only 369 individuals bearing the surname, roughly 0.13 per 100k. This indicates a decrease in popularity of about 15.61% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,109	#55,619	-15.61%
Count	413	369	-10.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rawling

The ethnicity distribution associated with the surname Rawling also showed changes based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority of individuals with the Rawling surname identified as White, at 88.62%, followed by Black at 8.23%, and a small percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander at 1.21%. By 2010, the proportion identifying as White had decreased slightly to 86.45% and those identifying as Black had increased to 9.49%. Notably, the 2010 data also shows new entries of people identifying with two or more races at 2.17% and Hispanic at 1.36%. No Rawlings identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.62%	86.45%	-2.45%
Black	8.23%	9.49%	15.31%
Two or More Races	0%	2.17%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.36%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.21%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%