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Origin Of The Surname Raven
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Meaning Of The Surname Raven
One who is like a Raven
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Interesting
Facts About
Raven
The surname Raven comes from our English word raven, as in the bird. As a surname it would have originally have been used as a nickname. Nicknames were an easy way to distinguish a person and so many nicknames eventually became hereditary surnames when surnames became obligatory. It would have been given as a nickname to a person who was known for being cunning and intelligent like a raven, or perhaps someone with raven black hair. |
Raven Statistics
Raven is the number 1761 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 6,142 share the surname Raven in the UK.
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