Raven Family History
Raven Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Raven (Old Norse Hrafn Old English Hræfn both meaning ‘raven’) or else a nickname from this word probably denoting a dark-haired man. English: occasionally perhaps also a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or inn distinguished by the sign of a raven (see 1 above). Surnames derived from house and inn signs are rare in English. North German and Dutch: from Middle Low German rave(n) ‘raven’ a nickname or an old personal name. Compare 1 above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022