Rain Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 1
Cumberland 37
Derbyshire 3
Devon 4
Dorset 2
Durham 208
Essex 24
Gloucestershire 12
Hampshire 4
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 7
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 3
Kent 9
Lancashire 50
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 63
Middlesex 5
Northumberland 18
Norfolk 22
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 4
Oxfordshire 7
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 2
Sussex 8
Staffordshire 5
Warwickshire 4
Westmorland 2
Wiltshire 2
Worcestershire 1
Yorkshire 112

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Rain Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rain family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 31
Female Servant 25
Farmer 14
Labourer 12
Independent 11
Joiner 6
Lead Miner 6
Apprentice 6
Coal Miner 6
Tailor 6
Male Servant 5
Mason 5
Carrier 4
Carpenter 3
School Master 3
Blacksmith 3
Charwoman 3
Pitman 3
Shoe Maker 3
Weaver 3
Teacher 3
Mariner 2
Tailor Apprentice 2
Waggon Man 2
Ag Labourer 2

Most Frequent Forenames for Rain

Name Census Frequency
John Rain 352
Mary Rain 339
William Rain 322
Elizabeth Rain 255
Thomas Rain 192
Jane Rain 147
Ann Rain 145
Sarah Rain 124
George Rain 120
Robert Rain 118
James Rain 111
Margaret Rain 107
Joseph Rain 99
Henry Rain 70
Hannah Rain 66
Isabella Rain 66
Edward Rain 63
Charles Rain 46
Eliza Rain 43
Catherine Rain 39
Alice Rain 38
Ellen Rain 37
Annie Rain 30
Martha Rain 29
Maria Rain 27

Rain Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Raine 80% 17,814
2 Uren 25% 9,083
3 Rain 100% 4,270
4 Aaron 40% 4,121
5 Iron 25% 2,933
6 Rayne 60% 2,616
7 Reen 50% 2,613
8 Roan 50% 1,168
9 Rone 25% 1,101
10 Oran 50% 800
11 Rane 50% 770
12 Reene 40% 765
13 Ruane 40% 751
14 Rean 50% 710
15 Aron 25% 688
16 Earn 50% 557
17 Arno 25% 447
18 Arne 25% 443
19 Rine 50% 379
20 Rein 75% 314
21 Ruan 50% 276
22 Ren 50% 266
23 Reane 40% 247
24 Run 50% 247
25 Urion 40% 231
26 Renie 40% 206
27 Rian 50% 203
28 Roon 50% 203
29 Ran 75% 181
30 Orine 40% 177
31 Orne 0% 170
32 Aurin 40% 168
33 Rene 25% 158
34 Ron 50% 151
35 Rin 75% 138
36 Uran 50% 133
37 Urin 50% 127
38 Orane 40% 122
39 Irene 20% 118
40 Reyne 40% 114
41 Rune 25% 106
42 Irone 20% 105
43 Raynn 60% 104

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The surname Rain is the 3rd most popular variant of Raine.

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