Scottish (Fife): habitational name from Rintoul in Orwell (Kinross-shire) from Scottish Gaelic raon or rinn an t-sabhail ‘field’ or ‘point of the barn’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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You can see how Rintoul families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Rintoul family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Rintoul families were found in and Scotland in 1841. In 1891 there were 70 Rintoul families living in London. This was about 43% of all the recorded Rintoul's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Rintoul families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Rintoul surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Rintoul. 83% of Rintoul women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. .
Between 1956 and 2004, in the United States, Rintoul life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1989, and highest in 1969. The average life expectancy for Rintoul in 1956 was 58, and 80 in 2004.