Raw Surname

76,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
England

Raw Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ralph,' from the nick. Raw, whence such surnames as Rawson or Rawkins, which see. (2) Local, 'at the Row,' i.e. the row of cottages. N.E. raw, from residence therein or thereby.

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Raw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,1751:352,67419,238
England1,8951:29,4033,967
South Africa6901:78,5189,732
United States5381:673,71553,674
Australia1931:139,87415,066
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Canada1051:350,91031,754
Malaysia751:393,25620,576
Brazil711:3,015,13188,032
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Scotland501:107,0767,147
Wales351:88,4157,250
Pakistan331:5,413,45134,034
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Myanmar251:2,077,519669
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
China101:136,732,1577,199
France101:6,642,272293,169
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Norway71:734,61250,907
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Jordan51:1,768,48719,843
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Swaziland41:324,550996
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0361:23,5283,274
Scotland281:133,6865,889
Wales141:112,0304,740
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3941:127,45912,279

Raw (1,123) may also be a first name.

Raw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ralph,' from the nick. Raw, whence such surnames as Rawson or Rawkins, which see. (2) Local, 'at the Row,' i.e. the row of cottages. N.E. raw, from residence therein or thereby. Probably the latter Miss Yonge says Raoul is the French Rodolphe, not Randolph. In any case, I am sure the diminutive Raoulin in England represented Randolph, i.e. Ralph.

Raulyn de la Fermerie, 1306. Writs of Parliament.

Anabella Raulyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Raulinus Bassett. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

Raulina de Briston. History of Norfolk.

Robert Rawlyngson. Calendar of Pleadings, temp. Elizabeth I.

John Rawlynson. Valor Ecclesiasticus.

(3) Bapt. 'the son of Rowland,' pronounced Rawland and Rolland in Furness and Cumberland, where a large family of Rawlinsons has sprung up, undoubtedly descendants of Rowland through Rawlandson.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 = Roe, q.v. [Dano-Norwegian raa (pron. raw), a roe] Theraw-bucke is the first yeare a kid.— Returne from Parnassus. NT). 16o6;T.Wright.

2 = Row(e, q.v.

3 a nickname for a boorish individual; also a simpleton (as in ‘Johnny Raw’) [Old English hrǽw = Old Norse hrá-r, whence Danish- Norwegian raa, raw]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. This name, and Rawes, are diminutives of Ralph. 2. The northern form of Row, Rowe. 3. A township in Northumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The name of a township co. Northumberland. But see Rule.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the French, Raux, Réaux; from the Flemish, from the German, Rau; personal name See Roe, Rowe.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Raw: is Réau, Seine-et-Marne.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Raw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raw (Arabic: عرو, Hindi: राव, Oriya: ରାୱ) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Raw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Raw is the 76,785th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,142,428 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 42 percent of Raw live; 35 percent live in South Asia and 34 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 237,850th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 1,123 people.

It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 2,175 people, or 1 in 352,674. In India Raw is mostly found in: Bihar, where 40 percent reside, Assam, where 15 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 13 percent reside. Other than India this surname exists in 76 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Raw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raw has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Raw surname expanded 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 137 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Raw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Raw last name are 4.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.98% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Raw earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 94.92% more than the national average, earning 674,583 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.16% more than the national average, earning R 342,576 per year; in United States they earn 2.35% less than the national average, earning $42,134 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.82% less than the national average, earning $44,802 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rawe863,432/
Rauw86797/
Rawf86772/
Rajw86201/
Rahw8625/
Rawh8614/
Reaw8611/
Raaw867/
Rhaw864/
Raiw863/
Rawp862/
Rzaw861/
Rasw861/
Ravw861/
Rayw860/
Rauwe75218/
Rauws75213/
Raiwe7586/
Rawth7547/
Rahaw7514/
Rauwt7511/
Raawe7511/
Rachw758/
Reaws757/
Rhawe757/
Rahjw756/
Ravwt754/
Rajwe752/
Rawss751/
Raywe751/
Rzahw751/
Rawch751/
Raawt751/
Rawtt751/
Rawfe750/
Rav6761,276/
Rab6727,061/
Row676,800/
Raf673,384/
Rawová673/
Rahwtt671/
Rôw671/
Reavws671/

Raw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raw in the Hindi language
रावrava-
Raw in the Oriya language
ରାୱrawa-
Raw in the Arabic language
عروrw-

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