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Rachel Name Meaning

German (mainly Bavaria): probably a topographic name from Middle High German rach ‘rough’, ‘steep’. German: from a pet form of a Slavic personal name (see Rach). German: habitational name from a place called Rachel in Bohemia. French: metronymic from the female Biblical name Rachel, meaning ‘ewe’ in Hebrew. In the Bible (Genesis 28–35), Rachel is the wife of Jacob and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Kachel, Richel, Rammel, Rather, Roche, Raphael, Wachtel, Rishel

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Rachel Family Origin

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Rachel Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    37%

  • Farm Laborer

    14%

  • Keeping House

    11%

  • Farming

    6%

In 1880, Farmer, Farm Laborer and Keeping House were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Rachel. The most common Rachel occupation in the USA was Farmer. 37% of Rachel's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Rachel family was Farming.

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Rachel Life Expectancy

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Martin Luther King, Jr.1929 - 1968 (39)
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Amelia Earhart1897 - 1939 (41)
Babe Ruth1895 - 1948 (53)
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Amelia Earhart1897 - 1939 (41)
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