Last Name RAVEN

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Meaning	The son of Raven. In Domesday the name existed both in Derbyshire and Cheshire. In place-names like Ravenscroft, Rawnsley, etc, the probability is that the spot took its name form Raven, the proprietor, rather than from the fact that ravens abounded there.

Origin	English, Jewish, Indian, Spanish, Dutch, Native American, Irish, Austrian, Belgian

Rank	9,456 (2000 US census)	10,578 (1990 US census)

Count	3,155 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

71.95%, or 2270 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
21.24%, or 670 total occurrences, as black,
0.54%, or 17 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
1.11%, or 35 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
2.31%, or 73 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.85%, or 90 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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