Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic):: habitational name for someone from Ratno in Ukraine. occupational name from Yiddish rat ‘council’ + the agent suffix -ner.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Ratner family from?
You can see how Ratner families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ratner family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1871 and 1920. The most Ratner families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there was 1 Ratner family living in Lancashire. This was about 50% of all the recorded Ratner's in United Kingdom. Lancashire and 1 other county had the highest population of Ratner families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Ratner surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1939, Agricultural Trainee and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Ratner. 100% of Ratner men worked as an Agricultural Trainee and 78% of Ratner women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. .
Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Ratner life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Ratner in 1953 was 51, and 77 in 2004.