Rainsford Surname

214,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,913 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Rainsford Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Rainford (Regna’s ford), in Lancashire.

Rainsford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6521:85,4579,364
United States3831:946,36870,670
Australia3811:70,8558,377
Ireland2091:22,5312,229
South Africa891:608,73846,089
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
Canada391:944,75971,777
Wales171:182,03112,022
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
France51:13,284,544357,392
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1121:39,5523,634
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1381:176,63314,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

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.

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

Local. A corruption of Ravensford.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Rainford; a location name in Lancashire.

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

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ransford942,201/
Raynsford89750/
Reinsford8921/
Rainsfort891/
Raunsford891/
Ransfor881/
Rainsforth84153/
Raysnsford840/
Ransfort8211/
Ramsford821/
Ransferd820/
Ransfore820/
Rancfort711/
Ranchfour670/
Ranjfar6310/
Ramshfar5910/

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