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Raleigh

in Illinois

There are 125 people with the last name "Raleigh" in Illinois.

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Raleigh 9,080
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  1. is 9,076th most common Poorman
  2. is 9,077th most common Priester
  3. is 9,078th most common Prosise
  4. is 9,079th most common Rae
  5. is 9,080th most common Raleigh
  6. is 9,081st most common Recchia
  7. is 9,082nd most common Repp
  8. is 9,083rd most common Rodden
  9. is 9,084th most common Seaver

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Raleigh

Michael, Charles, Mark, Mary, William, Elizabeth, Linda, Patrick, Robert, Thomas

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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