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Raleigh

in Massachusetts

There are 60 people with the last name "Raleigh" in Massachusetts.

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Raleigh 11,048
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  1. is 11,044th most common Plumley
  2. is 11,045th most common Pompei
  3. is 11,046th most common Portanova
  4. is 11,047th most common Prime
  5. is 11,048th most common Raleigh
  6. is 11,049th most common Raman
  7. is 11,050th most common Rashid
  8. is 11,051st most common Rigali
  9. is 11,052nd most common Rinehart

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Raleigh

Robert, Harry, William, David, Edward, Judith, Kelly, Kyle, Mary, Patrick

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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