The Rawlins surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,566 people carried this name — #5,305 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,800 people counted. That is up 6% from 6,173 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Rawlins surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Ralph’ — the first of the origins he gives.

An early record he cites: Anabella Raulyn, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

His entry covers Rawlin and Rawlins.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 638 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Rawlins was found among the farmers of 3 counties.

It was most frequent in Wiltshire: 50 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 200. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent. His list gives one count for the spellings Rawlings and Rawlins.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Wiltshire 50
Shropshire 12
Somerset 12

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In print

Rawlins in American newspapers,
1897–1904.

Newspaper page from Graham Guardian carrying the name Rawlins
Graham Guardian 1904-04-01
Newspaper page from Shoshone Journal carrying the name Rawlins
Shoshone Journal 1897-01-15
Newspaper page from Grand Rapids Herald-review carrying the name Rawlins
Grand Rapids Herald-review 1902-10-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 154,394 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Rawlins in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

9,741 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Rawlins. The most, 1,577, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 3,997
New South Wales 2,353
Victoria 1,744
South Australia 1,080
Tasmania 323
Western Australia 206
ACT (Canberra) 13
Northern Territory 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Rawlins.

Who carried it

People named Rawlins,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Love Rawlins Pickman
    Love Rawlins Pickman 1709–1787
  • Rosabelle Clare Walsh d. 1931
  • Martha Rawlins d. 1837
  • Olivia Margaret Warwick d. 1880
  • John Rawlins 1401–1532 · politician
  • Richard Rawlins 1460–1536 · Catholic priest

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Rawlins,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States632 records

632 records of the Rawlins name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 213
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 148
  • Other U.S. records 271
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Roy R. Rawlins

    Born 1918 in Georgia. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island, New York; housekeeper. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1966, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Patrick Rawlins

    Born 1949; from Montgomery, Alabama. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Bart Rawlins

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Etruria from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 21; wheelwright. From Dorset, England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 632 records for Rawlins in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia398 records

398 records of the Rawlins name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 189
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 113
  • Other Australian records 96
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Eliza Rawlins

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Atwick, sailing from London in 1837. Native of Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1839.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Robt Rawlins

    Arrived in Victoria in 1886 aboard the Orient, aged 14; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Laurence Rene Rawlins

    Gentleman retired of Sandringham, Victoria; died 1991.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 398 records for Rawlins in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom21 records

21 records of the Rawlins name in the United Kingdom
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 10
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 9
  • Welsh wills index cards 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ann Rawlins

    Buried in 1802 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 19.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Mary Ann Rawlins

    Will proved in 1938; of Swansea.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Rawlins

    North Staffordshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 21 records for Rawlins in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada10 records

10 records of the Rawlins name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • Other Canadian records 4
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Alfred Rawlins

    Came to Ontario in 1874 aboard the Polynesian, bound for St Catharines, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Velda Atreeta Rawlins

    Died 1982; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Cyril Beaumont Rawlins

    Died 1935 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 10 records for Rawlins in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands5 records

5 records of the Rawlins name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 4
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Harold Guy Rawlins

    Married in 1915 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Harold Guy Rawlins

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Harald Guij Rawlins

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1882 in Wimborne.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Rawlins in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Rawlins name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 1
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ronald James Rawlins

    Died 1991, aged 39; buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Albert Victor Rawlins

    Buried in 1942 at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 56.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Rawlins name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Albert Charles Rawlins

    Born 1928 in Great Britain; died 1997 in Sainte-Alvère (Dordogne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Other spellings of this name

The same name, spelled another way.

Spellings that H. B. Guppy (England and Wales, 1890) or the Registrar-General for Ireland (births index of 1890) counted as one name together with Rawlins.

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