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raleigh Name Meaning and History

English: habitational name from Raleigh in Devon, recorded in Domesday Book as Radeleia, from Old English read ‘red’ + leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The raleigh name in History

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

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Distribution of raleigh Families in the US in 1920
Number of raleigh families
 33-64
 12-32		 1-11
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Raleigh Family Tree Jayne Raleigh Defoe 61
Breathitt County Ky. Raleighs mary williams 21
John/Jack Raleigh, b.1887 JoanHolland48 0
SIR WALTER AND DESCENDANTS Roger 3
James Raleigh Byron Raleigh 5
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Raleigh's in Maryland mraulin 26
John Raleigh JoanHolland48 0
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