Raphael Last Name Facts and Heraldry

People named Raphael share an English surname with a long history. Elsdon Smith's dictionary of American family names explains it as “descendant of Raphael (healed by God)”. Like many surnames, it grew out of a personal name.

About 4,366 people in the United States were recorded as Raphael in 2010, placing it 7,614 on the national list. 1,541 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Raphael name at birth. The name became more frequent over the century.

If a Raphael family bore arms, our report explains whose they were and what the blazon shows. Want more than a summary? See the Raphael family name pack.