Ragsdale Family History
Ragsdale Name Meaning
Apparently an English habitational name from Ragdale in
Leicestershire, which is probably named from Old English hraca
‘gully’, ‘narrow pass’ + dæl ‘valley’, ‘dale’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Ragsdale Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Ragsdale families
 122 - 241  41 - 121 |
 1 - 40  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Ragsdale families
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42 - 82 15 - 41 |
1 - 14 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Ragsdale Family Origin
Ragsdale Immigration Information
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Ragsdale Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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