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Raleigh

in West Virginia

There are 7 people with the last name "Raleigh" in West Virginia.

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Raleigh 15,897
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  1. is 15,893rd most common Radosevich
  2. is 15,894th most common Raffle
  3. is 15,895th most common Railey
  4. is 15,896th most common Raker
  5. is 15,897th most common Raleigh
  6. is 15,898th most common Ralphsnyder
  7. is 15,899th most common Ramezan
  8. is 15,900th most common Ramsdell
  9. is 15,901st most common Ramsden

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Raleigh

Robert, Andrew, Joe, Lisa, Robin, Tony

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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