Rawe

See also: rawe

English

Etymology

Two possible origins:

• From Middle English rawe (“row”), a topographic surname for someone who lived by a hedgerow or in a row of houses.
• From Middle English rawe (“raw”), a nickname for an ignorant or unskilled youth.

Proper noun

Rawe (plural Rawes)

1. A surname from Middle English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rawe is the 40976^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 532 individuals. Rawe is most common among White (94.74%) individuals.

Further reading

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