Raines Surname
Approximately 30,325 people bear this surname
Raines Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Reine.' the French Reine (Queen).
Reine Bacun, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Alice Reine, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
John Reyn, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameRaines Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27,358 | 1:13,249 | 1,644 |
| England | 1,331 | 1:41,862 | 5,362 |
| Australia | 759 | 1:35,567 | 4,684 |
| Canada | 394 | 1:93,517 | 10,218 |
| New Zealand | 212 | 1:21,360 | 3,753 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| Israel | 34 | 1:251,695 | 22,987 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:154,727 | 10,755 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 556 | 1:43,841 | 5,469 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,227 | 1:22,550 | 2,826 |
The alternate forms: Ráines (1) are calculated separately.
Raines (1,082) may also be a first name.
Raines Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Reine.' the French Reine (Queen).
Reine Bacun, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Alice Reine, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
John Reyn, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Nicholas Reyn, Lincolnshire, ibid.
(2) Bapt. 'the son of Rayne,' seemingly a nick, of Reyner or Reynold, common in N. England, where Reyner was extremely popular.
Robert Rayne, 1370: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Rayne, ibid.
Richard Rayneson, ibid.
William Rayne, ibid.
(3) Local, 'of Rennes.'
Robert de Rennes, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard de Rennes. Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Ricardus de Raines, Pipe Roll, 11 Henry II.
1 Rain(e)’s (Son); v. Rain(e.
2 belonging to Rennes (Brittany), anciently Condate Rhedonum, or Confluence of the Rhedones.
Richard de Rennes.—Plac. de quo Warr . . . . she [Guenever] was wrapped in cered cloth of Raines.—Morte d’Arthur, xxi. xi.
Place name. Corruption of Rennes in Brittany, France.
(English) Descendant of Rain, a pet form of one of the old names beginning with Regen, or Ragin (counsel), or of Rayner (might, army); dweller at a boundary line; dweller at the sign of the frog; one with froglike characteristics.
The northern families probably sprang from Rayne, co. Aberdeen; the southern from Raine, co. Essex.
1. An old spelling of the town of Rennes, in Brittany. 2. But the Raineses of Essex, Yorkshire, and Sussex, descend from Roger, a companion in arms of William the Conqueror, who rewarded him with lands at Rayne in Essex and elsewhere. Hence he and his posterity acquired the name of De Raines, or Raneis. Morant's Essex.
A location name in Essex.
Raine, a name known all up and down Teesdale, has long been connected with Darlington in this county and with Newcastle in Northumberland; it has been established in Darlington since the 16th century (Long.).
The Raines of the North Riding and of the county of Durham appear to be most at home in the Darlington district lying between the two counties. Dr. Matthew Raine, who was incumbent of Kirby Wiske, in the North Riding, last century, had a son who became headmaster of the Charterhouse School (W. R.).
Raines Demographics
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Raines Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raines Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Raines (Hindi: रजनेश्ा, Russian: Раинес) is found most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Ráines. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Raines? popularity and diffusion
It is the 18,197th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 240,315 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Raines are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 242,775th most numerous given name on earth It is held by 1,082 people.
The last name Raines is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 27,358 people, or 1 in 13,249. In The United States Raines is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, Georgia, where 8 percent reside and Tennessee, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States it occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.
Raines Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Raines has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,228 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 239 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Raines Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Raines last name is chiefly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Raines surname are 18.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.9% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Raines earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 22.86% more than the national average, earning R 291,960 per year; in United States they earn 7.86% less than the national average, earning $39,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.26% more than the national average, earning $53,785 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Raines Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raines in the Hindi language | ||
| रजनेश्ा | rajanesa | - |
| Raines in the Russian language | ||
| Раинес | raines | - |
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