Raw
English
editEtymology
editTopographic surname for someone who lived at a hedgerow or at a row of houses, from Old English rāw (“row”).
Proper noun
editRaw (plural Raws)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Raw is the 60347th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 334 individuals. Raw is most common among White (86.53%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Raw”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.