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The Ras surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 654 people carried this name — #34,574 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 454,500 people counted. That is up 13% from 577 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

2,024 people named Ras have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 2,226 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.

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Where they live today

Subcarpathian 831
Lesser Poland 291
Greater Poland 196
Silesian 167
Lower Silesian 157
Podlaskie 81
Opole 65
Łódź 45

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 329 people named Ras.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 29 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Seine-Maritime 184
Vienne 38
Puy-de-Dôme 18
Eure-et-Loir 15
Somme 7
Paris 6
Deux-Sèvres 6
Nord 6

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 39 people named Ras live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Limburg 29
East Flanders 5
Hainaut 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 37 people named Ras live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 19
City of Buenos Aires 18

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Ras,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Matilde Ras
    Matilde Ras 1881–1969 · writer
  • Hans Ras
    Hans Ras 1926–2003 · university teacher
  • Tjabel Ras
    Tjabel Ras 1935– · athletics competitor
  • Marthinus Nikolaas Ras 1843–1900 · military personnel
  • Max Ras 1889–1966 · journalist
  • Max Ras 1889–1966 · journalist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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