Railsback Family History
Railsback Name Meaning
Altered form of German Railsbach a habitational name probably a shortened form of Raigelsbach from Middle High German reigel ‘heron’ + bach ‘stream creek’; or an altered form of Reulbach a habitational name from a place so named in the Rhön Mountains in Hesse.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022