Dictionary of Family Names

Origin of the Surname RALEIGH.

RALEIGH. Perhaps Ral- from Raoul or Ralph, and leigh, or ley, a field or place. Rhawlaw, in the Welsh, signifies a lieutenant, a vicar; and rheoli, to govern, to rule.

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