Raven Surname
Approximately 14,535 people bear this surname
Raven Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Raven.' In Domesday the name existed both in Derbyshire and Cheshire; compare Sparrowhawk, also a personal name at the same period. In place-names like Ravenscroft, Rawnsley, &c, the probability is that the spot took its name from Raven, the proprietor, rather than from the fact that ravens abounded there.
Read More About This SurnameRaven Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,609 | 1:78,642 | 8,978 |
| England | 4,040 | 1:13,792 | 2,043 |
| Netherlands | 1,790 | 1:9,434 | 1,225 |
| Canada | 1,039 | 1:35,463 | 4,528 |
| Australia | 853 | 1:31,648 | 4,209 |
| Germany | 401 | 1:200,762 | 23,045 |
| South Africa | 320 | 1:169,305 | 18,832 |
| New Zealand | 267 | 1:16,960 | 2,965 |
| Venezuela | 195 | 1:154,893 | 4,717 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Wales | 126 | 1:24,560 | 2,581 |
| Panama | 97 | 1:40,333 | 2,124 |
| Scotland | 62 | 1:86,352 | 6,198 |
| Belgium | 56 | 1:205,297 | 26,724 |
| Spain | 55 | 1:850,037 | 34,138 |
| India | 52 | 1:14,751,257 | 245,013 |
| Brazil | 48 | 1:4,459,882 | 118,224 |
| Aruba | 28 | 1:3,696 | 529 |
| Costa Rica | 26 | 1:183,849 | 2,454 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| Mexico | 18 | 1:6,895,900 | 33,734 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Zambia | 15 | 1:1,056,661 | 30,252 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Cambodia | 6 | 1:2,581,191 | 8,069 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,513 | 1:9,700 | 1,456 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 287 | 1:174,978 | 15,686 |
The alternate forms: Ravén (5) are calculated separately.
Raven (17,657) may also be a first name.
Raven Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Raven.' In Domesday the name existed both in Derbyshire and Cheshire; compare Sparrowhawk, also a personal name at the same period. In place-names like Ravenscroft, Rawnsley, &c, the probability is that the spot took its name from Raven, the proprietor, rather than from the fact that ravens abounded there.
Raven de Slinghawe, 1155: History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham.
Gospatric fil. Raven, 1177: Hodgson's Northumberland.
William Raven, 1190: ibid.
Raven de Riding, 1233: ibid.
Henry Raven, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1618. John Raven and Leah Cotton: Marriage Lic. (London).
1791. Married — Robert Hoodless and Elizabeth Raven: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English and Scandinavian) an ancient English and Scandinavian pers. name; a nickname and sign-name from the Raven [Old English hrœfn = Old Norse hrafn] The name occurs in the form Rœvœn in ‘The Oldest-Known List of Scandinavian Names’ (Yorks, 10th cent.)—Saga-Book of the Viking Club, Jan. 1906, p. 296.
The raven was the Danes’ national emblem.
Among the spoil taken by the Saxons was the famous banner of the Raven, said to have been woven in one day by the sisters of Inguar and Ubba, and to have possessed the property of appearing before every battle flying like a living bird if the Danes were to be victorious; while in the contrary event it hung down motionless.—Lappenberg-Thorpe, Anglo-Saxon Kings, ii. 62; ad. from Asser, A.D. 878.
A personal name derived from the bird, borne in the Danish standard. The Domesday of Leicestershire presents us with a tenant in chief called Raven-a true Scandinavian, doubtless. Rafn still exists in Denmark as a personal name, and is borne as a surname by a distinguished professor and archaeologist of Copenhagen.
(Dutch/Flemish), Ravens. van Ravenswaai, of Ravens' lake.
From the Old Norse, Hræfn; from the Swedish, Ravn; from the Danish, Rafn, Raun; from the Dutch, Raven; in the Domesday Book, Raven, Rauen; a personal name.
Raven: again a sign, the armorial bearing of the Corbetts. But Rafn, the Old Norse for a raven, remained in Northumbria as a personal name till late.
Six centuries ago, the Ravens were represented in the neighbouring counties of Cambridge, Bedford, and Huntingdon (H. R.).
Raven Demographics
Raven Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Raven Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raven Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Raven (Arabic: رفين, Georgian: რავენ, Hindi: रवेन, Marathi: रावेङ, Oriya: ରାଣି) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Ravén. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Raven? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 36,291st most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 501,379 people. Raven occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Raven reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Raven is also the 41,401st most common first name globally. It is borne by 17,657 people.
Raven is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 4,609 people, or 1 in 78,642. In The United States Raven is most frequent in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 86 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 12 percent reside.
Raven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Raven has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Raven last name rose 1,606 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 3,150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 800 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Raven Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Raven surname are 4.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.68% being registered with the party.
The amount Raven earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.58% less than the national average, earning 323,297 kr per year; in Peru they earn 259.18% more than the national average, earning S/. 69,628 per year; in South Africa they earn 108.16% more than the national average, earning R 494,664 per year; in United States they earn 0.01% more than the national average, earning $43,152 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.38% less than the national average, earning $48,998 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Raven Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raven in the Georgian language | ||
| რავენ | raven | - |
| Raven in the Oriya language | ||
| ରାଣି | rani | - |
| Raven in the Hindi language | ||
| रवेन | ravena | 62.5 |
| रावेन | ravena | 18.75 |
| रावेन्द्र | ravendra | 12.5 |
| रवीन | ravina | 6.25 |
| Raven in the Marathi language | ||
| रावेङ | ravena | 33.33 |
| रवेन | ravena | 33.33 |
| रवेण | ravena | 22.22 |
| रावेन | ravena | 5.56 |
| रावण | ravana | 5.56 |
| Raven in the Arabic language | ||
| رفين | rfyn | - |
| رافين | rafyn | - |
| ريفن | ryfn | - |
| رايفن | rayfn | - |
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Raven Reference & Research
Ravenel DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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