Rother

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: English

# For the river in South Yorkshire: Probably 'the chief river', from Middle English Roder, from Proto-Brythonic *ro + Old Welsh *duβr. # For the river in West Sussex: Back-formation from Rotherbridge. # For the river in East Sussex: Back-formation from Rotherfield. Replaced Middle English Liminel, which is cognate with River Limden.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Rothera Derived from Rother
Rothert Derived from Rother
Rothery Derived from Rother
Rotheram Derived from Rother
Rothermel Derived from Rother
Rothering Derived from Rother
Rotherham Derived from Rother
Rothermann Derived from Rother
Rothe Root name
Abel English origin

Popularity by Country

Rother

Rank #15796

Frequency 1,693 people (0.63 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 94.92% Hispanic 2.84% Black 0.77% Two+ 0.95%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Rother

Rank #87614

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

Rother

Rank #112249

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

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