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

The surname Rayleigh is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

Rayleigh is the 3,957,383^rd most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 40 percent of Rayleigh reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Rayleigh is also the 1,366,219^th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 53 people.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 56 percent reside, Essex, where 33 percent reside and Tyne and Wear, where 11 percent reside. Other than England it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Rayleigh Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Rayleigh has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Rayleigh surname rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.