The Ravenhurst surname is a habitational name, taken on from any of at least three place names in Germany. These place-names are all thought to derive from "rabe-horst" meaning "raven's eyrie" or "Raven's nest."
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Early Origins of the Ravenhurst family
The surname Ravenhurst was first found in the Margraviate of Brandenburg, a major principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1157 to 1806.
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Early History of the Ravenhurst family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ravenhurst research. The year 1728 is included under the topic Early Ravenhurst History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Ravenhurst Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Rabenhorst, Rabenhurst, Ravenhorst, Ravenhurst and others.
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Early Notables of the Ravenhurst family
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Migration of the Ravenhurst family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Christian Rabenhorst, on record in Savannah, GA in 1752; Anna Barbara Rabenhorst, who came to Georgia sometime between 1733 and 1783; Emilie Charlotte Rabenhorst, who arrived in Wisconsin in 1874.
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