Rawdon

From Old Norse rauðr (“red”) + Old English dūn (“hill”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɔːdən/

Rawdon (countable and uncountable, plural Rawdons)

1. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2139). ^[1]
2. A former township in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada, now included in Stirling-Rawdon township.
3. A municipality in Matawinie Regional County Municipality, Lanaudière region, Quebec, Canada.
4. A habitational surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rawdon is the 35246^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 639 individuals. Rawdon is most common among White (95.62%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rawdon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• Rowand, Wondra, arownd, draw on, onward