Raleigh (name)
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Raleigh is a gender-neutral, British-originated name meaning "deer's meadow". In 2021, it ranked as the 2242nd most popular given name for all genders. The surname Raleigh originates from the English county of Devon, and is now the 7067th most popular surname in the United States.
Notable people with the given name "Raleigh" include
Raleigh Aitchison (1887–1958), American baseball player
Rawle Alkins (born 1997), American basketball player
Raleigh DeGeer Amyx (1938–2019), American artifact collector
Rawle Barrow (1934–2014), Trinidadian sailor
Raleigh Black (1880–1963), Australian botanist
Rawle Brancker (1937–2021), Barbadian cricketer
Raleigh Brown (1921–2009), American politician
Raleigh Chichester-Constable (1890–1963), English soldier
Rawle Clarke (born 1952), Barbadian sprinter
Raleigh E. Colston (1825–1896), French-American professor
Rawle Cox (born 1960), American field hockey player
Raleigh Croshaw (1584–1624), English merchant
Rawle Douglin, Trinidadian priest
Raleigh Drennon (1908–1965), American football player
Raleigh W. Falbe (1890–1957), American politician and police officer
Raleigh Gilbert (1936–1998), British commentator
Raleigh Kirby Godsey (born 1936), American academic administrator
Raleigh Grey (1860–1936), British colonist
Rawle Marshall (born 1982), Guyanese-American basketball player
Raleigh McKenzie (born 1963), American football player
Raleigh Moncrief, American musician
Raleigh Rhodes (1918–2007), American soldier
Raleigh Roundtree (born 1965), American football player
Raleigh Ashlin Skelton (1906–1970), English historian
Raleigh Trevelyan (1923–2014), British author
Rawleigh Warner Jr.
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