Rainsford Surname
Approximately 1,913 people bear this surname
Rainsford Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Rainford (Regna’s ford), in Lancashire.
Rainsford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 652 | 1:85,457 | 9,364 |
| United States | 383 | 1:946,368 | 70,670 |
| Australia | 381 | 1:70,855 | 8,377 |
| Ireland | 209 | 1:22,531 | 2,229 |
| South Africa | 89 | 1:608,738 | 46,089 |
| New Zealand | 79 | 1:57,321 | 9,018 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 112 | 1:39,552 | 3,634 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 138 | 1:176,633 | 14,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 76 | 1:660,772 | 43,333 |
Rainsford (47) may also be a first name.
Rainsford Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Rainford (Regna’s ford), in Lancashire.
Local. A corruption of Ravensford.
From Rainford; a location name in Lancashire.
Rainsford Demographics
Rainsford Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Rainsford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rainsford Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rainsford occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rainsford.
How Common Is The Last Name Rainsford? popularity and diffusion
It is the 214,907th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,809,486 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Rainsford reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 47 people.
It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 652 people, or 1 in 85,457. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Midlands, where 19 percent reside, Greater London, where 14 percent reside and Merseyside, where 6 percent reside. Not including England it occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 20 percent reside.
Rainsford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Rainsford has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Rainsford surname increased 472 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 504 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 187 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Rainsford Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Rainsford last name is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Rainsford surname are 0.099999999999994% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.13% registered with the party.
The amount Rainsford earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 61.56% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,452 per year; in South Africa they earn 30.81% more than the national average, earning R 310,860 per year; in United States they earn 21.55% more than the national average, earning $52,447 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.99% more than the national average, earning $50,673 CAD per year.
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