Rawdon
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English
Etymology
From Old Norse rauðr (“red”) + Old English dūn (“hill”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Rawdon (countable and uncountable, plural Rawdons)
- A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2139).
- A municipality of Quebec, Canada.
- A habitational surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rawdon is the 35246th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 639 individuals. Rawdon is most common among White (95.62%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rawdon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.