Ras

Etymology 1
Various origins:
 * Borrowed from and, a pet form of various Slavic personal names
 * Borrowed from, from ; perhaps a topographic surname for someone who lived on flat land
 * Borrowed from and, from , hence a topographic surname for someone who lived on a barren or razed area
 * Borrowed from, nickname for a nimble person, from

Statistics

 * According to the 2010 United States Census, Ras is the 34574th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 654 individuals. Ras is most common among White (75.69%), Asian/Pacific Islander (10.9%) and Hispanic/Latino (10.4%) individuals.