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Raleigh

in New Jersey

There are 108 people with the last name "Raleigh" in New Jersey.

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Raleigh 7,484
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  1. is 7,480th most common Osterman
  2. is 7,481st most common Parrott
  3. is 7,482nd most common Penrose
  4. is 7,483rd most common Piccoli
  5. is 7,484th most common Raleigh
  6. is 7,485th most common Ransome
  7. is 7,486th most common Reiff
  8. is 7,487th most common Rifkin
  9. is 7,488th most common Rogalski

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Raleigh

Mary, William, Stephen, James, Robert, Elizabeth, Joann, Barbara, Daniel, Frances

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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