Ras

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ras"

English

Etymology 1

Various origins:

  • Borrowed from Czech Raš and Polish Raś, a pet form of various Slavic personal names
  • Borrowed from Spanish Ras, from ras (level); perhaps a topographic surname for someone who lived on flat land
  • Borrowed from French and Catalan Ras, from ras (shorn, peeled, bare), hence a topographic surname for someone who lived on a barren or razed area
  • Borrowed from Dutch Ras, nickname for a nimble person, from ras (quick, swift)

Proper noun

Ras (plural Rases)

  1. A surname.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ras is the 34574th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 654 individuals. Ras is most common among White (75.69%), Asian/Pacific Islander (10.9%) and Hispanic/Latino (10.4%) individuals.

Noun

Ras

  1. plural of Ra

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Anagrams

Dutch

Proper noun

Ras

  1. a surname
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