Tracing the Rathe Family Name

Ancestors listed as Rathe are often found as Rath a generation earlier. Name scholars give the meaning as “Counsel, adviser”.

Spelling and variants

The extra “e” in Rathe is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Related forms: Raht.

Rathe by the numbers

Rathe ranked 34,835 in the 2010 US Census, with 648 people answering to the name.

Heraldry and the Rathe name

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