Explore the Family Name Routley

The meaning of Routley

English (Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall): apparently a habitational name from Great Rutleigh in Northlew (Devon), although this is recorded as Radeclive in medieval documents (see Ratcliffe) and is not found as Rutleigh until as late as 1809. The surname evidence suggests that the placename may have already developed informally into Rutleigh during the 15th or 16th century. The placename derives from Old English rēad ‘red’ + clif ‘cliff, bank, steep slope’.

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

The surname Routley ranks 76,533 in popularity based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census of 2010, a slight drop from its rank of 75,466 in the 2000 census. This indicates less commonality of the name over a decade, with a -1.41% change in ranking. However, the overall count of people with the Routley surname increased by 5.46% during this period, reaching 251 from 238. The proportion per 100k population remained steady at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,466	#76,533	-1.41%
Count	238	251	5.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Routley

In terms of ethnicity, Routley is primarily associated with the White demographic. According to the Decennial U.S. Census, 92.83% of individuals with the Routley surname identified as White in 2010, down slightly from 95.80% in 2000. Interestingly, the census showed an emergence of diversity within the Routley family name for the first time in 2010, with 3.19% identifying as belonging to two or more races. Other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either recorded as zero or suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.8%	92.83%	-3.1%
Two or More Races	0%	3.19%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%