Rabe Family History
Rabe Name Meaning
German: from Middle High German rab(e) rapp(e) ‘raven’ hence a nickname for someone with black hair or some other supposed resemblance to the bird. In some cases the surname may have been a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a raven. German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name containing the element hraban ‘raven’. English and Scottish: variant of Rabb .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022