The rahn Surname

rahn Name Meaning and History

nickname from Middle High German ran ‘slim’, ‘slight’.
from a short form of the Slavic personal name Ranislav.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The rahn name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the rahn family name as far back in history as possible.

rahn Family Facts

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Distribution of rahn Families in the US in 1920

Number of rahn families

98-194

33-97

1-32

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sallnow	dennsemm	28
Rahn,s in south-centrial PA. area	JAMES M. RAHN	10
Rahns in Georgia	leerahn1010	0
Rahn's of Richland North Dakota	yeladybeth	3
Frank Rahn possibly Chicago, IL	marilynwainio	4
jacob rhan	jandak26	5
Where is my branch in Ohio?	poiema1	3
Friedrich Rahn	k (rahn) kiehler-przekora	4
Rahn ancestory	Charles Thomas Rahn	8
Rahn,s in south-centrial PA. area	JAMES M. RAHN	18

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