Rainforth Surname

557,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Rainforth 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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Rainforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2991:1,212,23786,130
England1261:442,20729,452
Canada1041:354,28532,012
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
France31:22,140,907385,998
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1501:162,50213,995
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Rainforth 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

Rainforth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rainforth is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rainforth? popularity and diffusion

Rainforth is the 557,722nd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 12,785,168 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Rainforth live; 63 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 299 people, or 1 in 1,212,237. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Nebraska, where 35 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and New Jersey, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 18 percent live.

Rainforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rainforth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rainforth last name rose 1,359 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 16 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rainforth Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Rainforth surname are 18.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.15% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rainforth earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.48% less than the national average, earning R 112,920 per year; in United States they earn 2.11% more than the national average, earning $44,060 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning $53,152 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Rainfourth951/
Rainfort942/
Rainfurth8912/
Reinforth8912/
Rainferth890/
Ranfort88112/
Rainfor881/
Rainford825,286/
Ramforth82147/
Reinfort8236/
Ranfor802/
Reinfurth7880/
Reinfarth7832/
Rienfurth780/
Ranford751,311/
Ramfort7524/
Reinfor753/
Rheinfurth7477/
Rattinford740/
Reinford71359/
Reinfurt71203/
Reinfart7121/
Rainferd716/
Reinfert713/
Raynford712/
Ranphort711/
Rainefar711/
Ranfords710/
Rinhford710/
Rainfordová701/
Ranfar67153/
Rheinford6719/
Rheinfurt677/
Reinfahrt673/
Richenfor670/

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