Raggatt Surname

707,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Raggatt Surname Definition:

1 Ragged; Shaggy [Middle English ragged(e: cp. Old Norse raggað-r (and Old English raggig), rough, shaggy] Thomas le Ragged.—Hundred Rolls 2 for the French Raguet, Ragot [prob. from the same Teutonic stem as (1); with the French diminutive suff.

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Raggatt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2411:112,01512,478
England1611:346,07525,095
France31:22,140,907385,998
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Raggatt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 Ragged; Shaggy [Middle English ragged(e: cp. Old Norse raggað-r (and Old English raggig), rough, shaggy] Thomas le Ragged.—Hundred Rolls 2 for the French Raguet, Ragot [prob. from the same Teutonic stem as (1); with the French diminutive suff. -et, -ot] 3 for Reigate, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Raggatt Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Raggatt Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Raggatt has its highest incidence in Australia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Raggatt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 707,442nd most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,560,352 people. Raggatt occurs mostly in Oceania, where 58 percent of Raggatt live; 58 percent live in Australasia and 58 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Raggatt is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 241 people, or 1 in 112,015. In Australia it is most common in: Victoria, where 38 percent reside, South Australia, where 36 percent reside and Queensland, where 14 percent reside. Barring Australia this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 39 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Raggatt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raggatt has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Raggatt surname rose 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ranggat863/
Raigatt861/
Roggatt861/
Ragatte861/
Raggott860/
Raggate860/
Raggatz860/
Ragat83492/
Ragga8388/
Raggautz8043/
Raggotte800/
Rangga775,295/
Ragate77531/
Raggad77255/
Rangat77148/
Raghat77118/
Ragaut7791/
Ragats7777/
Raggas7711/
Raggaz776/
Raggay775/
Raggah775/
Raggai774/
Reggat773/
Raggha772/
Raugat772/
Raigat772/
Ragath772/
Ragait771/
Rogatt771/
Ragott770/
Raggot770/
Regatt770/
Raga7326,148/
Roggatz71549/
Ranggau71540/
Rakgate71283/
Ronggat71219/
Rangott71150/
Ragault7160/
Raghate7154/
Ragotte7124/
Rogatte7112/
Ranggay718/
Ranggai716/
Ranghat712/
Rauschgatt712/
Ragahat711/
Ragauth711/
Raagate711/
Raugath711/
Ragaitė711/
Ragastp711/
Raggach711/
Raggout711/
Ragaate711/
Reigatt711/
Ranggot711/
Reggott710/
Ranga6726,469/
Ragot6712,486/
Ragas677,640/
Ragay674,036/
Ragai673,434/
Ragad672,178/
Ragap672,087/
Ragha67911/
Ragaa67900/
Raiga67486/
Ragau67366/
Rasga67331/
Regat67321/
Rogat67312/
Raggo67305/
Hraga67209/
Ragaz67200/
Ragač67162/
Ragah67153/
Raaga67120/
Rayga67106/
Rogga67102/
Reaga6796/
Ragoa6747/
Raghaute6728/
Rakgathe6726/
Rañga6723/
Ragaj6720/
Rauga6715/
Rahangga6711/
Rajga679/
Ragatova677/
Rhaga677/
Ranggoit676/
Geeragat676/
Raigotte673/
Rraga673/
Ragaň673/
Rgaga672/
Raggasch671/
Ragheate671/
Reygatte671/
Ranghath671/
Raugaite671/
Raugaitė671/
Régat671/

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