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Rake

in the US

There are 1,164 people with the last name "Rake" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Rake 18,853
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  1. is 18,849th most common Hunte
  2. is 18,850th most common Kendricks
  3. is 18,851st most common Lutton
  4. is 18,852nd most common Mckelvy
  5. is 18,853rd most common Rake
  6. is 18,854th most common Sall
  7. is 18,855th most common Schiefelbein
  8. is 18,856th most common Seelig
  9. is 18,857th most common Stillwagon

Similar Names and Nicknames

Rice, Rakes, Rakestraw, Race, Raker, Rakers, Rike, Racey, Ryce, Rakey

Most Common First Names for Rake

John, Robert, David, James, William, Gary, Mary, Jeffrey, Mark, Patricia

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Meaning & History

1. English: topographic name for someone who lived by a pass or narrow valley, from Old English hraca ‘throat’, or a habitational name from any of the minor places deriving their name from this word, such as Rake in Devon or The Rake in Sussex.

2. English and Dutch: from Middle English, Middle Dutch rake ‘rake’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such implements or as a nickname for a tall thin man. (The expression ‘lean as a rake’ is found in Chaucer.)

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