The Racket Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Racket family.

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The Racket Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Racket
1841 Census 9
1851 Census 7
1861 Census 12
1871 Census 6
1891 Census 4

Most Frequent Forenames for the Racket Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
MARTHA Racket 0 0 0 0 1
SARAH Racket 0 0 1 2 1
THOMAS Racket 0 0 2 0 1
WILLIAM Racket 2 1 0 0 1
HANNAH Racket 1 0 0 1 0
JANE Racket 1 1 0 0 0
JOHN Racket 1 0 0 0 0
JONATHAN Racket 1 0 0 0 0
MARY ANN Racket 1 0 0 0 0
SUSAN Racket 2 0 0 0 0
ANN J Racket 0 1 0 0 0
CATHERINE Racket 0 1 0 0 0
EDWARD Racket 0 1 1 0 0
MARY Racket 0 1 3 1 0
RICHARD Racket 0 1 0 0 0
ELIZABETH Racket 0 0 1 0 0
FANNY Racket 0 0 1 0 0
PERCIVAL Racket 0 0 1 0 0
PRISCILLA Racket 0 0 1 0 0
WILLIAM H Racket 0 0 1 0 0

Etmology and History of the Surname: Racket

Search for the etymology and history of the surname Racket (information provided by www.BehindTheName.com).

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Racket family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1891 and 1901


 


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