Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. RAYK [key·IPA] Meaning & History Originally a name for a dweller on a narrow pass or hillside, from Old English hrace meaning "throat, gorge". Related NamesDetails VariantRakes Categories English nouns, English verbs, isograms, landforms, Sufjan Stevens songs, tools, Townes Van Zandt songs, word names