Frequency: (4843)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements ragin ‘counsel’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.
GIVEN NAMES: German 4%. Kurt (9), Otto (8), Hans (5), Heinz (3), Claus (2), Dieter (2), Ernst (2), Franz (2), Helmuth (2), Lothar (2), Bernd, Eldor.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
