Rathje Family History & Genealogy
Rathje Last Name History & Origin
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The original name Rathje began in Friesland, which is a city in The Netherlands. The year of origination is not known but is said to have come about as early as the 1500's.
Name Origin
Rathje means Rath in Frisian, which means a local dairy worker.
Spellings & Pronunciations
Pronunciation: "WRATH"-gee. No alternate spellings
Nationality & Ethnicity
The country of origin for the name Rathje is the Netherlands, mainly from the city of Friesland. This is originally a Dutch given name.
Famous People named Rathje
1. Doctor William Rathje from Tucson who was famous for the Tucson Garbage Project.
2. Two twin boys by the name of Dean and Roy Rathje who were arrested in the 1940's Georgia for illegally having a moonshine distillery and illegally selling moonshine.
3. Hans and Lars Rathje. Famous surf pros from Ventura County. Hans and his brother Lars are the inspiration for the screenplay for “Goofyfoot,” a surfing-themed film that aspiring writer and tutor McElroy wrote that will be shown at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. They also appear in the surfing scenes in the film as stunt doubles.
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The average age of a Rathje family member is 76.0 years old according to our database of 268 people with the last name Rathje that have a birth and death date listed.
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