Rason Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cambridgeshire 9
Channel Islands 2
Cumberland 2
Dorset 1
Essex 11
Hertfordshire 1
Hunts and Rutland 0
Kent 5
Lancashire 9
Leicestershire 4
Lincolnshire 19
London 40
Middlesex 3
Monmouthshire 1
Norfolk 13
Nottinghamshire 17
Shropshire 2
Suffolk 2
Somerset 1
Surrey 4
Sussex 17
Staffordshire 4
Warwickshire 35
Yorkshire 8
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Cheshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cornwall 0
Derbyshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Devon 0
Durham 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Northumberland 0
Northamptonshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0

Rason Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rason family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 11
Female Servant 9
Labourer 4
Male Servant 4
Independent 4
Ribbon Weaver 3
Shoe Maker 2
House Keeper 2
Blacksmith 2
Lace Maker 2
Servant 2
Miller 2
Farmer 2
Silk Winder 2
Hawker 2
Agricultural Labourer Journeyman 1
Platter 1
Wool Washer 1
Joiner 1
Mason 1
Osther 1
Coal Miner Miner Miner 1
Bricklayer 1
Pupil 1
Lodge Keeper 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Rason

Name Census Frequency
Mary Rason 147
John Rason 132
William Rason 130
George Rason 99
Elizabeth Rason 78
Thomas Rason 76
Sarah Rason 66
Henry Rason 53
James Rason 51
Ann Rason 48
Jane Rason 39
Charles Rason 35
Emma Rason 34
Alfred Rason 33
Edward Rason 32
Eliza Rason 31
Samuel Rason 31
Alice Rason 30
Ellen Rason 27
Annie Rason 26
Margaret Rason 26
Maria Rason 22
Arthur Rason 21
Walter Rason 20
Joseph Rason 19

Rason Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Reason 83% 7,864
2 Ireson 67% 4,809
3 Raison 83% 4,242
4 Rosen 60% 2,477
5 Rason 100% 2,064
6 Reeson 67% 1,796
7 Orson 60% 510
8 Reson 80% 474
9 Raisin 67% 427
10 Rison 80% 357
11 Rosina 50% 336
12 Rouson 67% 298
13 Rasen 80% 286
14 Rauson 83% 268
15 Raisen 67% 245
16 Earson 67% 205
17 Rosin 60% 199
18 Rasson 83% 190
19 Ruson 80% 169
20 Arson 60% 161
21 Roson 80% 160
22 Erison 67% 148
23 Arison 67% 146
24 Rosan 60% 121
25 Rasin 80% 109

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The surname Rason is the 5th most popular variant of Reason.

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