Rigney Surname

55,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Rigney Surname Definition:

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Rigney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,1551:58,8896,972
Australia1,1011:24,5193,354
Ireland9351:5,036823
South Africa4391:123,41214,564
England2561:217,64918,479
Canada1551:237,71322,683
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Northern Ireland271:68,3354,994
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Panama41:978,06412,245
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4841:9,1531,350
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:312,50520,777
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3191:38,0734,513

Rigney (51) may also be a first name.

Rigney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Rigney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rigney is found most in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 55,458th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 795,844 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Rigney are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rigney is also the 1,396,783rd most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 51 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 6,155 people, or 1 in 58,889. In The United States Rigney is most common in: Virginia, where 12 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Kentucky, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States Rigney exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 12 percent live and Ireland, where 10 percent live.

Rigney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rigney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rigney surname rose 467 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 193 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 328 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rigney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Rigney are 13.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.52% registered with the party.

The amount Rigney earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.78% more than the national average, earning R 355,944 per year; in United States they earn 0.92% less than the national average, earning $42,753 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.59% more than the national average, earning $54,945 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reigney9226/
Riggney921/
Riney913,002/
Rigny9189/
Rigne911/
Reighney8610/
Rainey8337,060/
Rhiney83169/
Ringey83110/
Reiney8392/
Risney8390/
Regney8368/
Reigne8351/
Raigne8350/
Rigner8330/
Ritney8326/
Roiney8310/
Rignes835/
Rugney831/
Rijney831/
Rineys831/
Rignez831/
Rineye831/
Rignay830/
Ruiney830/
Reigny830/
Rigniy830/
Rignet830/
Rine804,030/
Riny80682/
Reigner771,459/
Rainney7789/
Raigner7776/
Rignier7749/
Rigneus7742/
Raineyo7725/
Rhoiney7716/
Reignet773/
Rhainey772/
Rainiey772/
Raineey771/
Raineyy771/
Rignesh771/
Roinney771/
Hrisney771/
Reignes771/
Reineyt771/
Reinney770/
Roisney770/
Riggnes770/
Riegnee770/
Raimney770/
Reine7313,245/
Raine7311,986/
Rhine735,510/
Ringe735,432/
Riner734,275/
Rainy732,728/
Rines732,160/
Roine731,893/
Rinya731,784/
Rzine73507/
Reney73494/
Røine73343/
Riniy73251/
Rinie73207/
Regny73195/
Rinyo73146/
Regne73130/
Rineh73125/
Riene73110/
Rinet7382/
Rione7376/
Rinay7356/
Reiny7341/
Rinuy7340/
Rugne7340/
Rinoy7340/
Rinea7333/
Ruine7329/
Risne7326/
Rhiny7317/
Rigni7317/
Rinoe7315/
Rinae7315/
Rinez7313/
Rigna7311/
Rinye7311/
Rieny7310/
Rinee738/
Rinje737/
Rinei736/
Rihne735/
Rigné734/
Rineš733/
Riony733/
Ryney732/
Rinyi732/
Rygne732/
Régny732/
Rgene731/
Rijne731/
Rinhe731/
Rinjy731/
Rinue731/
Hrine731/
Rineu731/
Rgine731/
Rriny731/
Rinyd731/
Rinep731/
Rinyt730/
Reignier711,519/
Raignier7174/
Reigniez7164/
Ruingnoy712/
Reisgner711/
Reigneux711/
Reighner710/
Raines6730,325/
Reiner6720,642/
Rainer6718,132/
Regner679,947/
Risner677,172/
Reaney673,320/
Rhines672,058/
Reines671,384/
Rineer671,336/
Rineau671,256/
Rhiner671,101/
Risnes67739/
Ritner67583/
Regnet67582/
Rainge67432/
Rinier67357/
Roinet67291/
Rügner67283/
Rainay67223/
Reijne67206/
Ruiner67200/
Ruinet67196/
Riness67182/
Rihner67180/
Rayney67162/
Rainea67152/
Ritnet67140/
Rinoie67137/
Rainie67124/
Reneyo67123/
Rinjea6795/
Rheney6785/
Régine6777/
Rainee6767/
Rinjeu6765/
Roisne6764/
Rygner6760/
Rinaya6755/
Resney6752/
Hrinya6752/
Régner6752/
Rinesh6751/
Ruijne6750/
Regnes6750/
Rinayu6743/
Hrinea6740/
Rainez6739/
Risnei6738/
Ringie6734/
Rienie6733/
Rainet6733/
Rignér6731/
Rhineh6730/
Reinet6729/
Reinez6728/
Ruinea6728/
Rainny6727/
Reinie6726/
Reineh6726/
Rinjes6726/
Rainne6724/
Rinjoy6724/
Rinjiy6723/
R'Hine6722/
Raineh6722/
Reeney6720/
Raigna6720/
Riniya6716/
Ringae6715/
Roiner6714/
Rheine6713/
Roinne6712/
Rinyih6711/
Reinne6711/
Regnez6711/
Regnie6710/
Rignäs6710/
Rinjie6710/
Rinyoi6710/
Risnya679/
Riniyo679/
Ringay679/
Rengey678/
Raigné678/
Reuney677/
Reisne677/
Rinees676/
Ruinys676/
Rittne676/
Rinyet675/
Ruinge675/
Rinyap675/
Reinge674/
Risnyy674/
Rainiy674/
Ruinya674/
Hringe674/
Reineu674/
Risnyj674/
Reneya674/
Reneay673/
Hrinyo673/
Roines673/
Raaine673/
Rainuy673/
Rained673/
Reinay673/
Rinoye673/
Reigné673/
Rinett672/
Ringee672/
Roinei672/
Ringoe672/
Rinjay672/
Rainei672/
Rinejo672/
Ringea672/
Ringoy672/
Rainje672/
Rainoe672/
Rienye672/
Reyney671/
Risniy671/
Rainye671/
Raainy671/
Regnei671/
Reined671/
Reinee671/
Rhaine671/
Rhainy671/
Rhinyi671/
Rienyi671/
Righni671/
Rinayi671/
Rinest671/
Rinets671/
Rinhed671/
Rinoyi671/
Rinyaj671/
Rinyua671/
Risnet671/
Ritnes671/
Hrrine671/
Ruines671/
Rignau671/
Reigna671/
Riniee671/
Rinaye671/
Rainyz671/
Ráines671/
Rainoy671/
Raisne671/
Reigni671/
Reinae671/
Reinei671/
Regnay671/
Rinawe671/
Rinayo671/
Rinher671/
Rinjez671/
Rinoya671/
Rinyie671/
Rignni671/
Reneye671/
Roinue671/
Ráinne671/
Régnet671/
Régnie671/
Rionge671/
Hraine671/
Ryneyi671/
Ringei671/
Rugnuy671/
Reinhe671/
Raimny671/
Rainyy671/
Rinyed671/
Rinyip671/
Ritnee671/
Ritnoy671/
Reinny670/
Ruinne670/
Rihnes670/
Rhione670/
Rissenney670/
Hrines670/
Retney670/
Rineis670/
Rhinet670/
Rrines670/
Rineaz670/

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