Släkthistoria för Ragdale
Ragdale Vad efternamn betyder
from Ragdale (Leics) which is recorded as Rakendale in 1166 and Rakedal(e) from 1220–1519. The place-name appears to derive from Old English hraca ‘throat gulley’ (genitive hracan) + Old Scandinavian dalr ‘valley’. From the 16th century the more common form of the surname is Ragsdale.
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
