Family name Rakestraw (Rakestraw 
) , in the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen Rakestraw is habitual in the United States, where it is a rare surname, New Zealand, and Canada, where it is a very rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
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| Rakestraw | Germany, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States |
| frederick rakestraw American judge (b. 1923) |
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| wilbur rakestraw NASCAR driver (1928-2014), US (b. 1928) |
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| larry rakestraw American football player (1942-2019), US (b. 1942) |
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| peggy rakestraw victim of the COVID-19 pandemic, US (b. 1947) |
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| paulette rakestraw American politician, US (b. 1967) |
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| robert v. rakestraw professor of theology, US |
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| nate rakestraw college basketball player (2008–2008) Arkansas |
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| lulu rakestraw botanist |
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