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Raleigh

in the US

There are 3,233 people with the last name "Raleigh" in the United States.

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Raleigh 8,051
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  1. is 8,047th most common Fanelli
  2. is 8,048th most common Gillard
  3. is 8,049th most common Kissel
  4. is 8,050th most common Pavlik
  5. is 8,051st most common Raleigh
  6. is 8,052nd most common Graybill
  7. is 8,053rd most common Waldon
  8. is 8,054th most common Chafin
  9. is 8,055th most common Lonergan

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Raleigh

James, John, William, Robert, Michael, Mary, David, Charles, Richard, Mark

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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