Rawlingson: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Some records give Rawlinson; others give Rawlingson. Both point to the same English family name.

Its meaning, shared with Rawlinson, is “son of Rawlin”. Before spelling was fixed, Rawlinson was also written Rawlingson. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Other spellings include Rollinson.

Heraldry and the Rawlingson name

Arms linked to Rawlinson and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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