The Ravel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 286 people carried this name — #68,770 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted. That is down 10% from 319 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Ravel surname
Occupational surname for a seller of oilseed rape, from a diminutive of rave (“turnip, rape (plant)”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Ravel» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,444 people named Ravel.
49 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 75 départements, most often Loire.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 64 people named Ravel 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 City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ravel.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Ravel is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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