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The rave Surname

rave Name Meaning and History

  1. North German and Dutch: from Middle Low German rave(n), Dutch raaf ‘raven’, applied as a nickname for a thievish or dark-haired person.
  2. Catalan or Spanish: unexplained; possibly from Catalan rave ‘rape’ (the plant), or a habitational name from Rabé in Burgos.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of rave Families in the US in 1920
Number of rave families
 11-19
 4-10		 1-3
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