Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
RECORD
There are approximately 811 people named Record in the UK. That makes it the 8,143rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 13 are named Record.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
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Rakerd
The Record surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
The same as Rikerd, or Richard, of which it is a corruption, liberal-hearted, rich in disposition.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
RECORD. A known corruption of Rickword. A Sussex family, in the XVIII. century, wrote themselves Record, alias Rickword.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.