Rainford Surname

90,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Rainford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rainford,' a chapelry in the parish of Prescot, Lancashire. For suffix, v. Ford and Forth.

Margaret Rainforth, of Winstanley, 1612: Wills at Chester.

Robert Rainforth, of Peniberton, 1613: ibid.

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Rainford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9111:29,1563,939
United States1,1661:310,85728,493
Jamaica1,0911:2,631412
Canada3401:108,36911,636
Thailand2721:259,70044,253
Australia2671:101,10711,415
New Zealand861:52,6558,408
Wales561:55,2605,065
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Panama91:434,6958,518
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8571:28,4433,853
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Rainford (1,382) may also be a first name.

Rainford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rainford,' a chapelry in the parish of Prescot, Lancashire. For suffix, v. Ford and Forth.

Margaret Rainforth, of Winstanley, 1612: Wills at Chester.

Robert Rainforth, of Peniberton, 1613: ibid.

John Rainford, of Rainford, 1673: ibid.

William Rainford, of Weetton, 1705: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Thomas Rainforth, of Weeton, 1717: ibid.

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

(English)Bel. to Rainford (Lancs), 12th cent. Raineford, 13th cent. Rayneford [Old English ford, a ford: the first element is prob. the genit., rán, of Old English rá, a roe, if not the pers. name Rain(e: v. Rain(e]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rainford and Rawcliffe are Lancashire townships.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Rainford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rainford is most common in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rainford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 90,654th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,378,650 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Rainford live; 38 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 210,608th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 1,382 people.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 1,911 people, or 1 in 29,156. In England it is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 18 percent are found, Lancashire, where 17 percent are found and Merseyside, where 17 percent are found. Excluding England this last name is found in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Jamaica, where 21 percent are found.

Rainford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rainford has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Rainford surname expanded 223 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 2,429 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rainford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Rainford last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rainford last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.87% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rainford earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.33% more than the national average, earning $48,902 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.09% more than the national average, earning $55,691 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ranford931,311/
Rainfor931/
Rattinford890/
Reinford88359/
Rainferd886/
Rainfort882/
Raynford882/
Ranfords880/
Rinhford880/
Ranfor862/
Rainfordová841/
Rainforth82570/
Rheinford8219/
Ranfort80112/
Ramford8017/
Reinfor803/
Rainfourth781/
Reinfort7536/
Reinfard757/
Roinfard751/
Raymford751/
Rainefar751/
Ranfar71153/
Rainfurth7112/
Reinforth7112/
Roienfard712/
Richenfor710/
Rainferth710/
Ramfort6724/
Reyhanfard673/
Reihanfard671/

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