Rae Surname
Approximately 40,877 people bear this surname
Rae Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the roe,' a Scottish form. North English ra; Anglo-Saxon rah; v. Ray and Roebuck.
Rae Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,559 | 1:42,348 | 5,200 |
| Scotland | 6,980 | 1:767 | 104 |
| England | 5,884 | 1:9,469 | 1,393 |
| Australia | 5,285 | 1:5,108 | 736 |
| Canada | 4,493 | 1:8,201 | 1,212 |
| New Zealand | 1,925 | 1:2,352 | 317 |
| Indonesia | 1,887 | 1:70,084 | 7,552 |
| India | 1,511 | 1:507,654 | 25,478 |
| Iran | 1,046 | 1:73,406 | 7,632 |
| South Africa | 701 | 1:77,286 | 9,583 |
| Finland | 178 | 1:30,880 | 4,103 |
| Pakistan | 176 | 1:1,015,022 | 13,094 |
| Brazil | 168 | 1:1,274,252 | 43,696 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Thailand | 156 | 1:452,810 | 79,462 |
| Estonia | 153 | 1:8,639 | 1,162 |
| Wales | 152 | 1:20,359 | 2,157 |
| Jamaica | 127 | 1:22,598 | 1,886 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| Northern Ireland | 81 | 1:22,778 | 2,624 |
| Papua New Guinea | 72 | 1:113,246 | 15,376 |
| Kenya | 68 | 1:679,116 | 29,805 |
| Ireland | 67 | 1:70,283 | 4,402 |
| Argentina | 65 | 1:657,591 | 45,740 |
| Bahamas | 64 | 1:6,121 | 584 |
| Mauritius | 58 | 1:22,300 | 4,455 |
| Philippines | 52 | 1:1,946,889 | 117,777 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Spain | 50 | 1:935,041 | 35,950 |
| Germany | 49 | 1:1,642,969 | 96,430 |
| Zimbabwe | 48 | 1:321,630 | 31,533 |
| France | 37 | 1:1,795,209 | 158,669 |
| Malaysia | 37 | 1:797,141 | 36,924 |
| Austria | 32 | 1:266,107 | 30,958 |
| Netherlands | 29 | 1:582,316 | 51,332 |
| Jersey | 24 | 1:4,133 | 843 |
| China | 21 | 1:65,110,551 | 3,537 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Cook Islands | 20 | 1:909 | 192 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| Guyana | 12 | 1:63,518 | 5,280 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Grenada | 9 | 1:12,059 | 865 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Nepal | 6 | 1:4,746,826 | 12,065 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1:15,441,009 | 3,090 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Solomon Islands | 5 | 1:116,006 | 19,381 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | 1:44,695 | 2,207 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 95 | 1:46,630 | 4,041 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 5,734 | 1:653 | 103 |
| England | 1,092 | 1:22,322 | 3,138 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:52,281 | 2,643 |
| Isle of Man | 9 | 1:6,030 | 597 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 876 | 1:57,327 | 6,378 |
The alternate forms: Raé (1) are calculated separately.
Rae (53,713) may also be a first name.
Rae Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the roe,' a Scottish form. North English ra; Anglo-Saxon rah; v. Ray and Roebuck.
Rae is an old surname in Dumfriesshire, possibly of local origin, and Raes were numerously represented in Dornock in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. "Like other Borderers the Raes seem to have been troublesome and contumacious, so that 'indictati et non comperentes' is in most cases the sole record in answer to the proceedings of the criminal court against them" (PSAS., XXIII, p. 46). Robert Raa, mason, witnessed a charte. to the Abbey of Culross, c. 1231 (ibid., LX p. 72), and Thomas Ra was witness in Glasgow, c. 1290 (REG., p. 200). Robert Ra, burgess of Stirling, witnessed a charter of lands of Dunipas, c. 1296-1300 (Laing, 18), and William Raa had a pension in 1329 (Stodart, II, p. 368). Robert Raa was juror on inquest at Roxbergh on land in Teuidale, 1360 (Bain, IV, 50), William Raa, bishop of Glasgow, died 1367 (REG., p. xxxviii), and Jacobus Ra or Raa held land in Clauchhope, Dumfries, 1376 (RHM., I, p. lii; II, p. 16). Thomas Raa of Scotland petitioned in 1404 for safe conduct to carry away his goods which had been captured at sea by Englishmen (Bain, IV, 649), Schir Water Ra was notary and parson of Garuald, 1415-34 (REG., 325; LCD., p. 249), William Raa, presbyter of Glasgow, 1440 (REG., 344), and Wil Ra, myllar of Cruok, 1451 (REB., I, 177). Rany Ra was on assize in Aberdeen, 1446 (REA., I, p. 245), William Ra or Raa was cellarer of Neubotle Abbey, 1458 (Neubotle, p. 245-246), and Alexander Ra had a charter of land in Edinburgh, 1468 (RD., p. 368). James Raa and ohn Ray were witnesses in Perth, 1546 (Rollok, 10, 13). A family of this name were prominent in Edinbergh in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and gave name to Rae's Close at head of the Canongate. As Dr. John Rae, Arctic explorer, was a Gael born in Orkney, where his father had settled, he may have been from (Mac)rae, which see. See also Ray.
= Ray, q.v.
Both daes [does] and raes down [dun] and red.—Sir Gray Steill, 2327.
A rare synonym of MacCrea, q.v
(Scottish, English) Variants of Ray, q.v.
Either the Gaelic Mac Rae, deprived of its prefix; or rae, the Scottish form of roe, a deer. Ra, probably with the latter meaning, is found in Anglo-Saxon times, as a Christian name.
Rae Demographics
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Rae Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rae Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rae (Hindi: राए, Marathi: राये, Oriya: ରାଏ) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Raé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rae? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rae is the 13,656th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 178,280 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 34 percent of Rae reside; 33 percent reside in Northern Europe and 32 percent reside in British Isles. Rae is also the 17,403rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 53,713 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 8,559 people, or 1 in 42,348. In The United States Rae is mostly concentrated in: California, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 105 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 17 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.
Rae Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Rae has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 977 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 122 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 539 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 507 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 29 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Rae Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (40%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Rae last name are 7.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.46% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Rae earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 110.01% more than the national average, earning 726,786 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 39.79% more than the national average, earning R 332,196 per year; in United States they earn 4.73% more than the national average, earning $45,189 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.69% more than the national average, earning $54,002 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raé | 89 | 1 | / |
| Raje | 86 | 17,170 | / |
| Raie | 86 | 7,845 | / |
| Rahe | 86 | 6,765 | / |
| Raye | 86 | 6,209 | / |
| Raue | 86 | 3,545 | / |
| Rawe | 86 | 3,432 | / |
| Raee | 86 | 1,243 | / |
| Raey | 86 | 533 | / |
| Raae | 86 | 224 | / |
| Raea | 86 | 160 | / |
| Rhae | 86 | 18 | / |
| Raeh | 86 | 11 | / |
| Raeß | 86 | 6 | / |
| Reae | 86 | 4 | / |
| Rađe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rrae | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ra'e | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rajeh | 75 | 77,285 | / |
| Rayes | 75 | 21,130 | / |
| Rajee | 75 | 2,785 | / |
| Rajge | 75 | 2,734 | / |
| Raies | 75 | 2,255 | / |
| Raveh | 75 | 623 | / |
| Rauhe | 75 | 578 | / |
| Rayed | 75 | 570 | / |
| Rajie | 75 | 518 | / |
| Rayet | 75 | 465 | / |
| Rayez | 75 | 394 | / |
| Rawie | 75 | 379 | / |
| Raheh | 75 | 319 | / |
| Rayee | 75 | 256 | / |
| Rayeh | 75 | 237 | / |
| Raweh | 75 | 229 | / |
| Ragie | 75 | 208 | / |
| Ragge | 75 | 195 | / |
| Reaie | 75 | 175 | / |
| Raesz | 75 | 153 | / |
| Rahey | 75 | 131 | / |
| Raiye | 75 | 131 | / |
| Raaee | 75 | 77 | / |
| Rauet | 75 | 70 | / |
| Rahie | 75 | 63 | / |
| Raeie | 75 | 58 | / |
| Rawee | 75 | 53 | / |
| Rahej | 75 | 49 | / |
| Rayée | 75 | 42 | / |
| Ra'ey | 75 | 42 | / |
| Raaie | 75 | 40 | / |
| Raeej | 75 | 39 | / |
| Raied | 75 | 32 | / |
| Raaye | 75 | 29 | / |
| Raeys | 75 | 28 | / |
| Reaei | 75 | 21 | / |
| Rahei | 75 | 17 | / |
| Raiee | 75 | 17 | / |
| Reaey | 75 | 17 | / |
| Raihe | 75 | 14 | / |
| Rajye | 75 | 13 | / |
| Raieh | 75 | 13 | / |
| Raaer | 75 | 12 | / |
| Raawe | 75 | 11 | / |
| Rayie | 75 | 11 | / |
| Raaje | 75 | 10 | / |
| Rahwe | 75 | 10 | / |
| Rhaue | 75 | 10 | / |
| Raueh | 75 | 10 | / |
| Rraye | 75 | 10 | / |
| Rayye | 75 | 9 | / |
| Rhaee | 75 | 9 | / |
| Rayep | 75 | 9 | / |
| Rgaey | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ra'ed | 75 | 7 | / |
| Riyae | 75 | 7 | / |
| Rhawe | 75 | 7 | / |
| Raïes | 75 | 5 | / |
| Reaez | 75 | 5 | / |
| Rajje | 75 | 4 | / |
| Raiez | 75 | 4 | / |
| Raiie | 75 | 4 | / |
| Rayhe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Rgaie | 75 | 4 | / |
| Rajhe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rauye | 75 | 3 | / |
| Raiet | 75 | 3 | / |
| Raesj | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rhaye | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rhaie | 75 | 2 | / |
| Raehr | 75 | 1 | / |
| R'Aie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raahe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rzaye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Reaeh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hraje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raheu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rayèe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rraee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Reaee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rahje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rawep | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ra'ae | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raaep | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raaet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raaey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rahye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raedh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hraet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raues | 75 | 0 | / |
| Raepp | 75 | 0 | / |
| Reaue | 75 | 0 | / |
| Rauie | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ray | 67 | 5,025,343 | / |
| Rai | 67 | 1,571,046 | / |
| Raj | 67 | 1,141,746 | / |
| Rey | 67 | 195,449 | / |
| Roa | 67 | 189,861 | / |
| Rea | 67 | 85,766 | / |
| Roe | 67 | 55,836 | / |
| Rau | 67 | 45,700 | / |
| Ree | 67 | 37,399 | / |
| Rei | 67 | 11,776 | / |
| Rye | 67 | 10,597 | / |
| Rue | 67 | 9,828 | / |
| Raa | 67 | 5,742 | / |
| Rej | 67 | 3,931 | / |
| Rayees | 67 | 2,755 | / |
| Reu | 67 | 2,603 | / |
| Rayess | 67 | 972 | / |
| Rie | 67 | 932 | / |
| Raiees | 67 | 253 | / |
| Rajher | 67 | 242 | / |
| Rúa | 67 | 119 | / |
| Rajeee | 67 | 109 | / |
| Rahjes | 67 | 106 | / |
| Raijer | 67 | 105 | / |
| Raethz | 67 | 71 | / |
| Rayyes | 67 | 50 | / |
| Réa | 67 | 46 | / |
| Rayett | 67 | 36 | / |
| Raehtz | 67 | 31 | / |
| Rahaje | 67 | 27 | / |
| Rauwet | 67 | 23 | / |
| Rajeau | 67 | 23 | / |
| Rayeez | 67 | 22 | / |
| Rahaee | 67 | 22 | / |
| Rajiee | 67 | 22 | / |
| Rahaye | 67 | 20 | / |
| Rahuet | 67 | 20 | / |
| Rõa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hraher | 67 | 19 | / |
| Raiesh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Röe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Rayesh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Rayies | 67 | 14 | / |
| Raghey | 67 | 14 | / |
| Raijee | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rayeed | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rahaie | 67 | 12 | / |
| Raayee | 67 | 12 | / |
| Raiyer | 67 | 11 | / |
| Rùa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Raí | 67 | 10 | / |
| Raieez | 67 | 10 | / |
| Raheys | 67 | 9 | / |
| Raaher | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rhawie | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rajeeh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rhayes | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rôa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Raiess | 67 | 6 | / |
| Raaies | 67 | 6 | / |
| Raiyes | 67 | 5 | / |
| Raá | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rahjeh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Reauer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Raggeh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Reaher | 67 | 3 | / |
| Raheej | 67 | 3 | / |
| Raheee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Reauey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hrayez | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rajesj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rahahe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raygie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reaðez | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raooee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raoued | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rahyee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rajeth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rajehs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rajhee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rajije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raherr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rahiee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raeths | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rahweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raieeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raihee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raijed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raiyez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raahet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raajie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rujahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reahes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reaije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhayee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rayezz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raoues | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rauiez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rajyea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rahech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raheep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rahheh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rayiez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reaetz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ra'ehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ra'eya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raaier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raeaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Róa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rajjeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hraiez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rahave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raajeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhaeha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rahwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rahedh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rajieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ragieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raetch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Raugie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rayier | 67 | 0 | / |
| Raayer | 67 | 0 | / |
Rae Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rae in the Oriya language | ||
| ରାଏ | ra'e | 91.9 |
| ରଏ | ra'e | 6.48 |
| Rae in the Hindi language | ||
| राए | ra'e | 78.32 |
| राई | ra'i | 20.98 |
| Rae in the Marathi language | ||
| राये | raye | 60 |
| राफ़े | rafe | 20 |
| राउे | raue | 20 |
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