The rack Surname
rack Name Meaning and History
- from a short form of a Germanic personal name, formed with rag-, from ragin ‘advice’, ‘counsel’.
- nickname from the dialect word Rack(e) ‘crow’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Rack family |
 mikerack1
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| hello! | jo e. | 32 |
| (W)Rack(e) Family E-Group | Steve Wrack | 0 |
| Daniel Rack | Steve Wrack | 11 |
| Looking for Mary Lou Rack | Tracy | 4 |
| Looking for Mary Rack, 1966, Stockton, California | Shelley | 0 |
| Rack-old English-Inhabited furrow along edge of field | Zoe Rack | 0 |
| Rack, Wrack, Racke, Tongrack, Variants | Steve Wrack | 0 |
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