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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Dutch : from a feminine personal name composed of the elements ragin ‘counsel’ + gard ‘enclosure’.
  • Dutch : from a masculine personal name composed of the elements rīc ‘power(ful)’ + wald ‘rule’. The surname may also result from confusion with derivatives of the personal name Richard.
  • Italian : unexplained.

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