Rainbow Surname

85,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Rainbow Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Reynebaud'(v. Rainbird). Doubtless an imitative corruption as found in Norfolk, the habitat of the Rainbirds. I have no doubt in my own mind as to the truth of this derivation.

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Rainbow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4261:22,9673,207
United States8411:430,98637,180
Australia7251:37,2354,883
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
New Zealand2101:21,5633,783
Canada1941:189,92618,713
Wales821:37,7383,712
Iran821:936,37244,282
Ireland601:78,4824,686
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
Liberia501:88,1717,231
India491:15,654,396253,566
Scotland411:130,5818,115
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
China331:41,433,9872,228
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Cyprus161:55,3055,325
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
France151:4,428,181244,602
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Hong Kong111:666,8623,581
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8641:28,2123,821
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:271,45222,076

Rainbow (3,056) may also be a first name.

Rainbow 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'(v. Rainbird). Doubtless an imitative corruption as found in Norfolk, the habitat of the Rainbirds. I have no doubt in my own mind as to the truth of this derivation.

1524. Stephen Rainbow, sheriff of Norwich: History of Norfolk.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic and French-Teut.) a descendant of the Old Teutonic Reginbald, Raginbald, etc., whence French Raimbaud, Raimbault [v. under Rainbird, and + Old Saxon and O.H.Ger. bald = Gothic *balþ-s = Old Norse ball-r (with lost dental) = Old English b(e)ald, bold] (occasionally) (English) a nickname from the atmospheric phenomenon, as for one affecting gaudy apparel [Old English regenboga]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Reginbald (might, bold).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Probably from an inn or trader's sign.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Same as the French name Rainbeaux, i. q. Raimboux, Ramboux; i. q. Raimbaut, Raimbault; from Old German hruom-bald, famously bold. Rainbold, Rainbolt are found as surnames in the U.S. But see TURNBULL.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Warin, John, Roger Rainbaut, Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Robert Reynbaut., Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the German, Reinboth; from the French, Rainbaux; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Rainbow Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rainbow Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Rainbow (Arabic: رينبو) has its highest incidence in England. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rainbow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 85,944th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,299,259 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Rainbow are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 130,580th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 3,056 people.

The surname Rainbow is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 2,426 people, or 1 in 22,967. In England Rainbow is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 10 percent are found, West Midlands, where 8 percent are found and Northamptonshire, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 77 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Rainbow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rainbow has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 281 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 455 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 3,000 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 820 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rainbow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Rainbow last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (93%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Rainbow are 29.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.06% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rainbow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 427.91% more than the national average, earning R 1,254,520 per year; in United States they earn 5.27% less than the national average, earning $40,877 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.22% more than the national average, earning $63,209 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ranbow923/
Reinbow864/
Raimbow862/
Ranbowe861/
Raynbow861/
Raynebow801/
Rambow772,285/
Ranbaw7732/
Rambowe711/
Rahmbow711/
Rambowa711/
Ranbawe711/
Ricenbaw6758/
Raimboev6714/
Ranboyph671/
Rayimboev631/
Rambov6219/
Rambob628/
Rinvab621/
Rambova5754/
Rambawe572/
Rambhaw571/
Reyimboev505/

Rainbow Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rainbow in the Arabic language
رينبوrynbw-

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