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Raleigh

in Alabama

There are 19 people with the last name "Raleigh" in Alabama.

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Raleigh 12,659
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  1. is 12,655th most common Prouty
  2. is 12,656th most common Provence
  3. is 12,657th most common Rabun
  4. is 12,658th most common Rainwaters
  5. is 12,659th most common Raleigh
  6. is 12,660th most common Ransome
  7. is 12,661st most common Redfield
  8. is 12,662nd most common Repp
  9. is 12,663rd most common Ridgel

Similar Names and Nicknames

Raley, Riles, Roles, Ryles, Rulewicz, Rolewski, Roleke, Rales, Rolek, Rules

Most Common First Names for Raleigh

David, Benjamin, Dana, Dave, Homer, Jeanette, Judith, Julia, Michael, Mildred

Meaning & History

English: habitational name from Raleigh in Devon, recorded in Domesday Book as Radeleia, from Old English rēad ‘red’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.

FOREBEARS The English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (1554–1618) was born in Hayes Barton, Devon, into a family of Devon gentry. He was related to most of the West Country's important families, including that of Sir Francis Drake. His half-brother was the explorer Sir Humphrey Gilbert. In 1578 Raleigh was granted a patent to explore and colonize “unknown lands” in America.

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