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RACE

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There are approximately 3,221 people named Race in the UK. That makes it the 3,108th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 51 are named Race.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Race surname in historical dictionaries

RACE. In Yorkshire, a rivulet; in the South, a mill-stream ; also the meeting of two tides, as Portland Race. The H.R. Race, without prefix, apiears to point to some other origin.

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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