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
Average Male Raines Height
177.16 cm
Average Female Raines Height
161.87 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Raines Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raines Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Raines (Hindi: रजनेश्ा, Russian: Раинес) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Ráines. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Raines? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 18,197th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 240,315 people. The surname Raines is predominantly 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. Raines is also the 242,775th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,082 people.
The surname Raines is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 27,358 people, or 1 in 13,249. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 8 percent live, Georgia, where 8 percent live and Tennessee, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 57 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.
Raines Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Raines has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Raines last name rose 1,228 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 239 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Raines Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Raines surname is principally Anglican (83%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Raines last name are 18.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.9% being registered with the political 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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