Ravenshaw
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| Meaning | "Raven" "wood" |
| Region of origin | England |
| Related names | Ranshaw, Ramshaw, Renshaw, Renishaw, Renshall, Ravenshaw |
| Popularity | Behind the Name |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Ravenshaw |
Ravenshaw is an English surname from Derbyshire, County Durham, Northumberland, and Warwickshire. There are various theories to the meaning, but the simplest is "raven" (either a bird or a personal name), and "wood". The oldest historical record of a surname variant was that of "Stephen de Ravenshagh", 1332, Lancashire. There are other variants. Ravenshaw is uncommon as a given name.[1]
People with the surname include:
- Hurdis Ravenshaw (1869 - c. 1920), British Army officer
- John Goldsborough Ravenshaw II, (1777 - 1840), chairman of the British East India Company
- Thomas Edward Ravenshaw (1827 - 1914), educator, founder of Ravenshaw College, and a member of the British East India Company
[edit] References
- ^ Surname: Ravenshaw. surnamedb.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-09.
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