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There are approximately 2,540 people named Rattray in the UK. That makes it the 3,737th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 40 are named Rattray.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


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The Rattray surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

RATTRAY. Derived from a barony of the same name in Perthshire. The first of the name on record is Alan de RatheriiT, who lived in the reigns of "William the Lion and Alexander II. B.L.G. The family still reside at Craighall, in the parish of Eattray.

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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