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Raleigh

in Pennsylvania

There are 85 people with the last name "Raleigh" in Pennsylvania.

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Raleigh 14,217
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  1. is 14,213th most common Philipp
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  5. is 14,217th most common Raleigh
  6. is 14,218th most common Rebman
  7. is 14,219th most common Risinger
  8. is 14,220th most common Rist
  9. is 14,221st most common Rother

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Raleigh

Irwin, Joanne, Nathan, Terry, Alfred, Charles, Cheryl, Clifford, David, Gregory

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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