Raw

Topographic surname for someone who lived at a hedgerow or at a row of houses, from Old English rāw (“row”).

Raw (plural Raws)

1. A surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Raw is the 60347^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 334 individuals. Raw is most common among White (86.53%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Raw”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.