Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
RACE
There are approximately 3,221 people named Race in the UK. That makes it the 3,108th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 51 are named Race.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
RaisRayes
Raices
Raese
Raess
Rasche
Raez
Raes
Rasch
Rac
Racke
Raece
Raice
Raace
Races
Rasce
Rasc
Raesz
Raeze
Rahse
Rahze
Raise
Raase
Raize
Raasce
Raesse
Raisse
Raehse
Racye
Raci
Racel
The Race surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
RACE. In Yorkshire, a rivulet; in the South, a mill-stream ; also the meeting of two tides, as Portland Race. The H.R. Race, without prefix, apiears to point to some other origin.