The Ravey surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 198 people carried this name — #92,719 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is down 1% from 201 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 133 people named Ravey.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Doubs.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
55 people named Ravey live in Switzerland.
They live in 2 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Ravey,
with a public archive behind them.
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Yves Ravey 1953– · writer
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Françoise Ravey 1958– · politician
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ravey.
When the index is not enough
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