Ratnieks
From Latvian Surname Project
Surname: Ratnieks
Origin: Latvian
Meaning: Wheelwright
Old Spellings: Ratneek, Rattneck
Cyrillic Spelling: Ратнѣк, Ратниекс
Handwritten Cyrillic: To be added
Variations and Alternate Spellings: Ratniece, Ratiniks (Latgalian), Ratinice (Latgalian)
Related Surnames: Ratkalns, Štelmahers
Possible place name borrowing? Yes
Attested Locations: Bauņi*, Bīriņi, Braslava, Jeri, Lēdurga, Omuļi*, Pabaži, Praviņi, Rencēni, Rucava, Skaņkalne, Turaida, Vecate, Vidriži, Viļaka (Ratnieks); Makašēni (Ratiniks)
Famous individuals with this surname: Unknown
Categories:
- Bauņi parish
- Bīriņi parish
- Braslava parish
- Jeri parish
- Lēdurga parish
- Makašēni parish
- Omuļi parish
- Pabaži parish
- Praviņi parish
- Rencēni parish
- Skaņkalne parish
- Turaida parish
- Vecate parish
- Vidriži parish
- Viļaka parish
- Surnames listed alphabetically
- Surnames starting with the letter R
- Latvian surnames of Latvian origin
- Occupational surnames
- Surnames with Latgalian variants