Rains Surname

29,582nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

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.

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Rains Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,2471:22,3092,802
England6371:87,4699,520
Canada4171:88,3599,764
Australia3211:84,0999,745
Israel1711:50,0456,586
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
India281:27,395,192354,286
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Paraguay161:452,2976,189
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
France21:33,211,361423,184
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guam11:160,1214,893
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4051:60,1867,051
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9041:12,8631,653

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.

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

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The northern families probably sprang from Rayne, co. Aberdeen; the southern from Raine, co. Essex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Essex.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.).

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

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.).

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

Rains Last Name Facts

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

Rains (Hindi: रईंस, Marathi: रस, Russian: Раинс) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rains? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 29,582nd most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 402,516 people. Rains is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Rains are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rains is also the 881,625th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 113 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 16,247 people, or 1 in 22,309. In The United States Rains is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 14 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Tennessee, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 71 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Rains Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rains has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rains surname grew 416 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rains Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rains last name are 15.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.94% registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Racins91177/
Rasins91109/
Rainsz9124/
Rainsh9112/
Ratins913/
Rhains912/
Rayins911/
Raians911/
Rainss910/
Rainns910/
Rainse910/
Rans89938/
Raggins8354/
Rautins8324/
Rachins8317/
Rasinsh832/
Raihans831/
Reacins831/
Raitins831/
Racinss831/
Raisins830/
Reasins830/
Rassins830/
Reins801,918/
Rayns80342/
Ranns80224/
Ranse80185/
Reans80173/
Rainz80112/
Riens8078/
Rahns8068/
Rijns8041/
Ransz8041/
Roins8029/
Ranås8021/
Ransh8016/
Ranst8014/
Raims8012/
Ruins809/
Rauns805/
Rajns801/
Raens801/
Ratns801/
Rzans801/
Ramns800/
Ranss800/
Rhans800/
Reijns73341/
Reinås73138/
Ritins73136/
Royans73102/
Rheins7389/
Rajnsz7361/
Ransch7348/
Ramnæs7346/
Reyans7341/
Rauens7339/
Reians7337/
Rasens7331/
Reinsz7325/
Rayens7324/
Rasims7323/
Raanæs7321/
Rayuns7317/
Raynsh7312/
Raince7312/
Raanås7311/
Ranshe7310/
Rajans739/
Raunås739/
Royins737/
Rahyns736/
Resins736/
Riyans735/
Rayons735/
Reinsh734/
Ratnse733/
Risins733/
Racens733/
Riyens733/
Ruions732/
Rojans732/
Raunsø732/
Rainje732/
Rajhns731/
Rainze731/
Recins731/
Rhaens731/
Rhiens731/
Rejins731/
Rijins731/
Roiins731/
Régins731/
Ramnås731/
Rasnæs731/
Rawens731/
Reanse731/
Ransse731/
Rhanns730/
Rannse730/
Reinsch676,104/
Rams675,586/
Ranz673,279/
Richins673,226/
Richens672,675/
Riggens67203/
Ranscht6778/
Rayhons6776/
Rohjans6771/
Riensch6762/
Reijnst6756/
Rohyans6754/
Ranš6750/
Ruggins6748/
Ruicens6744/
Reggins6742/
Rahnsch6741/
Rausens6722/
Rassens6722/
Rauwens6720/
Rahanse6717/
Rainche6715/
Rajensh6712/
Reitins6711/
Rittins679/
Roggins677/
Rajohns677/
Ranś676/
Reihons674/
Rugiens674/
Rajanns673/
Reyansh673/
Rayanse672/
Rittens672/
Raensch672/
Ranx672/
Ritinsh671/
Rajansd671/
Rajansh671/
Rechins671/
Rayhans671/
Ransova671/
Rahjans671/
Rañs671/
Rejanse671/
Ritinss671/
Ranøøsh671/
Rejions670/
Reasens670/
Reutins670/

Rains Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rains in the Marathi language
रसrasa80
रइंसra'insa20
Rains in the Hindi language
रईंसra'insa76.47
रइंसra'insa17.65
राइन्सra'insa5.88
Rains in the Russian language
Раинсrains-

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