Ratzlaff

English

Alternative forms

• Retzlaff, Retzlaw, Retzloff

Etymology

Germanized form of Slavic personal names such as Radoslav, Ratislav, etc.

Proper noun

Ratzlaff (plural Ratzlaffs)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ratzlaff is the 12519^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2476 individuals. Ratzlaff is most common among White (94.67%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ratzlaff”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Ratzlaff in Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands