Rathbun

Used in: 1 country

Origin: English

from Middle English rath (Old English hræth) ‘eager, swift’ + bon (Old English bān) ‘bone’, specifically here the leg bone. In some instances the name was recorded with bayn (Old Norse beinn) ‘bone, leg’ in place of native English ban(e). This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Rath Root name
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Alfred English origin
Algeo English origin

Popularity by Country

Rathbun

Rank #4997

Frequency 6,438 people (2.39 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 96.09% Hispanic 1.37% Black 0.11% Asian/PI 0.9% Native Am. 0.34% Two+ 1.2%

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