Rains Surname
Approximately 18,105 people bear this surname
Rains 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 SurnameRains Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,247 | 1:22,309 | 2,802 |
| England | 637 | 1:87,469 | 9,520 |
| Canada | 417 | 1:88,359 | 9,764 |
| Australia | 321 | 1:84,099 | 9,745 |
| Israel | 171 | 1:50,045 | 6,586 |
| New Zealand | 74 | 1:61,194 | 9,493 |
| Russia | 29 | 1:4,969,761 | 222,297 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Paraguay | 16 | 1:452,297 | 6,189 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:10,728 | 2,153 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:18,396 | 2,503 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 405 | 1:60,186 | 7,051 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,904 | 1:12,863 | 1,653 |
Rains (113) may also be a first name.
Rains 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.
(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.).
Rains Demographics
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Rains Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rains Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rains (Hindi: रईंस, Marathi: रस, Russian: Раинс) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rains? popularity and diffusion
Rains is the 29,582nd most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 402,516 people. The surname Rains is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Rains reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 881,625th most widely held first name globally, held by 113 people.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 16,247 people, or 1 in 22,309. In The United States Rains is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Tennessee, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 71 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
Rains Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Rains has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 416 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rains Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Rains last name are 15.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.94% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Rains earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.43% more than the national average, earning R 395,508 per year; in United States they earn 4.93% less than the national average, earning $41,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.37% less than the national average, earning $48,504 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rains Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rains in the Marathi language | ||
| रस | rasa | 80 |
| रइंस | ra'insa | 20 |
| Rains in the Hindi language | ||
| रईंस | ra'insa | 76.47 |
| रइंस | ra'insa | 17.65 |
| राइन्स | ra'insa | 5.88 |
| Rains in the Russian language | ||
| Раинс | rains | - |
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