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Where Does The Last Name Rayleigh Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Rayleigh occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rayleigh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rayleigh? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 3,957,383^rd most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Rayleigh are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rayleigh is also the 1,366,219^th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 53 people.

The surname Rayleigh is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England Rayleigh is most numerous in: Greater London, where 56 percent are found, Essex, where 33 percent are found and Tyne and Wear, where 11 percent are found. Other than England this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.

Rayleigh Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Rayleigh has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Rayleigh last name grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.