Raffel Family History

Raffel Surname Meaning

German: nickname for someone who was loud or indiscreet, a blabber from Middle High German raffeln ‘to be noisy, to scold’. German: from an unexplained personal name Raffo. Compare Raff.

English: variant of Rayfield. English: perhaps from a Middle English Raf(f)el, possibly a pet form of Rafe (Ralph), but as yet there is no medieval evidence for this.

Some post-medieval spellings have been influenced by the name of the archangel Raphael and others by placenames in -field, though derivation from Raphael (the name of the archangel) is improbable as it seems to have been used in England only after the Reformation.

This surname is now rare in Britain. Scottish: variant of Revels.

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

Similar surnames: Raff, Riffel, Rassel, Rafael, Tafel, Rammel, Rachel, Haffer, Saffer, Apfel

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Where is the Raffel family from?

You can see how Raffel families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Raffel family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Raffel families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 6 Raffel families living in Saskatchewan. This was 100% of all the recorded Raffel's in Canada. Saskatchewan had the highest population of Raffel families in 1911.

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What did your Raffel ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Salesman and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Raffel. 15% of Raffel men worked as a Salesman and 40% of Raffel women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Raffel were Proprietor and Cashier.

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Salesman

15%

Manager

13%

Laborer

Proprietor

Stenographer

40%

Maid

10%

Bookkeeper

10%

Cashier

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Census Record

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Passenger List

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There are 1K military records available for the last name Raffel. For the veterans among your Raffel ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Raffel lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Raffel life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Raffel in 1946 was 41, and 70 in 2004.

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Raffel Surname Meaning

German: nickname for someone who was loud or indiscreet, a blabber from Middle High German raffeln ‘to be noisy, to scold’. German: from an unexplained personal name Raffo. Compare Raff.

English: variant of Rayfield. English: perhaps from a Middle English Raf(f)el, possibly a pet form of Rafe (Ralph), but as yet there is no medieval evidence for this.

This surname is now rare in Britain. Scottish: variant of Revels.

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

Where is the Raffel family from?

What did your Raffel ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Salesman

15%

Manager

13%

Laborer

Proprietor

Stenographer

40%

Maid

10%

Bookkeeper

10%

Cashier

What Raffel family records will you find?

What is the average Raffel lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Raffel life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Raffel in 1946 was 41, and 70 in 2004.

Raffel Family History

Raffel Surname Meaning

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