Raether Family History
Raether Name Meaning
German (Räther):: from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with rād rāt ‘advice counsel’. habitational name for someone from a place called Rath (see Rath ) or Rathen (Rhineland). habitational name from any of the places called Räther and Räthern in northeastern Germany. Compare Rather .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022