Ras
See also: ras, RAS, rás, râs, rãs, rǡs, răs-, Raś, and řas
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)
- 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
- plural of Ra
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ras”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- ARS, ARs, ASR, RSA, SAR, Sar, Sar., ars, asr
Dutch
Proper noun
Ras
- a surname