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There are approximately 592 people named Raikes in the UK. That makes it the 9,641th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 9 are named Raikes.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Wales

Language of origin

Welsh

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


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The Raikes surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

RAIKE. RAIKES. In Scotl. a rake, or ral7i% is the extent of a course, walk, or fishing ground, as sheep-raik, cattle-raik, kc. See Jamieson.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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