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Type Surname (from location)

Meaning & History

From Middle High German rīsch, rūsch ‘reed’, ‘rush’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived near a reed bed, or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for someone who used or harvested reeds. This form is more common in the USA than it's americanized form Raish.
Added 12/27/2015 by cutenose
Edited 12/27/2015 by cutenose