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RATH as a surname

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GEORGINA

GEORGINA Report 24 May 2011 22:07

has anyone researched this name or have it themselves?

Looking for Rath in 1911 census records gave me quite a few who had been born in Germany/Austria. I have a personal interest as my father's middle name was Rath, and I was told his father may have been German.

Researching:
kent, norfolk

Flick

Flick Report 24 May 2011 22:10

If you're looking for links on here, try using the search trees facility.

GEORGINA

GEORGINA Report 24 May 2011 22:30

I looked in Search Trees and there over 300 Raths scattered globally.


I am not looking for a particular person, but thought that maybe someone may have the name and researched it.

Who knows? It may lead eventually to my unknown grandfather.

Researching:
kent, norfolk

Rambling

Rambling Report 24 May 2011 22:50

If you google 'Rath surname' Georgina you will find lots of results like this for example

http://www.geni.com/surnames/people/rath

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Flick

Flick Report 24 May 2011 22:55

Your father's marriage cert will include the name of HIS father.....if he knew him.

If, however, the details are not on the cert, you will not be able to identify the man

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 24 May 2011 23:31

No link myself, but here is a link to a researcher conducting a One Name Study of that surname.........

http://www.one-name.org/cgi-bin/search.cgi?find=3741

Gwyn

GEORGINA

GEORGINA Report 24 May 2011 23:44

There is no particular name as the father's name was unknown (except to the mother)

I'll try both of those sites thank you, Gwyn and Rose.

Researching:
kent, norfolk

Flick

Flick Report 25 May 2011 10:30

I rather thought that was the case.....................

Karen

Karen Report 27 Jun 2011 21:28

my surname is rath, i have done some research into it.

now we are irish but the rath name came to ireland in 1700's

Karen

Karen Report 27 Jun 2011 21:28

my surname is rath, i have done some research into it.

now we are irish but the rath name came to ireland in 1700's

Karen

Karen Report 27 Jun 2011 21:28

my surname is rath, i have done some research into it.

now we are irish but the rath name came to ireland in 1700's

GEORGINA

GEORGINA Report 27 Jun 2011 22:02

Hello Karen
I know there are place names with 'Rath' in Eire so didn't know if my Dad's father was Irish. There is also a place called Rath in Cologne germany and it was originally a scandinavian word with 2 totally different meanings.

I haven't yet tried the site 'onename' but I have looked on the searchtrees but couldn't find anything likely, even after deleting the women.

Perhaps you wil have something interesting to tell me.

please pm .

carol

Researching:
kent, norfolk