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Ras Family History

Ras Name Meaning

Dutch: from the ancient Germanic personal name Razo a derivative of compound names with the first element rād ‘counsel’. Polish (Raś) and Czech (Raš): from a short form of any of various Slavic personal names with the first element rad ‘merry glad’ or rat ‘battle’ especially Polish Radosław and Czech Radoslav. The homonymous Sorbian surname Raš is found in Germanized forms only (see Rasch and Rasche ). Compare Rash . German: variant of Rase . French: nickname for someone with closely cropped hair from Old French rasé ‘shaven’ (from Latin rasus). Catalan and southern French: topographic name for someone who lived on bare barren land from Catalan and Occitan ras ‘shorn bare peeled’. Spanish: from ras ‘level’ (ultimately from Latin radere ‘to scrape’) perhaps a topographic name for someone who lived on flat land.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Rase, Rais, Ray, Ram, Sas, Rau, Ros, Mas, Vas, Bas

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You can see how Ras families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ras family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Ras families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 27 Ras families living in Ontario. This was about 33% of all the recorded Ras's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Ras families in 1911.

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Census Records

There are 4,000 census records available for the last name Ras. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Ras census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Ras. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 4,000 military records available for the last name Ras. For the veterans among your Ras ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Ras life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1969, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Ras in 1958 was 51, and 80 in 2004.

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