Rainbird Surname
Approximately 1,836 people bear this surname
Rainbird Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Reynebaud.' A manifest corruption, and found in the district where Reynebaud or Reynebold was an early and familiar personal name (v. Rumball for instances). The corruption is, as usual, imitative.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 901 | 1:61,840 | 7,288 |
| Australia | 586 | 1:46,068 | 5,764 |
| Canada | 100 | 1:368,456 | 33,054 |
| South Africa | 72 | 1:752,468 | 52,376 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| Wales | 35 | 1:88,415 | 7,250 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 36 | 1:123,052 | 7,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 492 | 1:49,543 | 6,061 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Rainbird Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Reynebaud.' A manifest corruption, and found in the district where Reynebaud or Reynebold was an early and familiar personal name (v. Rumball for instances). The corruption is, as usual, imitative. My instances are decisive.
'Witnesses, Roger, sub-prior, Rainbird, the sacrist and William, the deacon,' temp. 12th cent., Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
1483. Thomas Reynberd, of Thetford, Norfolk: ibid.
1549. Robert Raynbald, of Norwich: ibid.
(Teutonic and French-Teut.) a descendant of the Old Teutonic Reginber(h)t, Raginber(h)t, etc., whence French Raimbert [Old Saxon and O.H.Ger. regin-, ragin- = Gothic ragin- = Old Norse ragn-, rögn- = Old English reg(e)n-, an ancient intens. prefix (conn. with Latin rex, regis, ruler) implying might, rule; godlike ( as Old English regen-w(e)ard, mighty guardian) + Old Saxon berht = O.H.Ger. beraht = Gothic bairht-s = Old Norse biart-r = Old English be(o)rht, bright, illustrious] Rainbert.—Domesday-Book.
(occasionally) (English) a nickname from the Woodpecker,also called the Rainbird because it was supposed to foretell the fall of rain [Old English regen, rain + bridd, a (young) bird]
(English) A corruption of Rambert (raven, bright).
A corruption of Rambert, the inverse of Bertram.
Radulphus Reinbert, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William Reinbert, Engl. c. 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).
From the Old Norse, Hrein-bjártr; from the German, Reinhardt; in the Domesday Book, Rambert; a personal name.
Rainbird Demographics
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Rainbird Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rainbird Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rainbird is found most frequently in England. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rainbird? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 222,049th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,969,252 people. The last name Rainbird occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Rainbird reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.
This surname is most common in England, where it is held by 901 people, or 1 in 61,840. In England Rainbird is most common in: Greater London, where 19 percent are found, Essex, where 19 percent are found and West Midlands, where 6 percent are found. Outside of England it occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 32 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.
Rainbird Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Rainbird has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Rainbird last name expanded 183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,020 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Rainbird Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Rainbird are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Rainbird earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.55% more than the national average, earning R 374,388 per year; in United States they earn 27.26% less than the national average, earning $31,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.07% more than the national average, earning $53,197 CAD per year.
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