Rayer 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 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 6
Derbyshire 0
Devon 7
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 14
Hampshire 1
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 5
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 1
Lincolnshire 0
London 10
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 4
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 3
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 9
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 6
Yorkshire 2

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

Rayer Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rayer family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 5
Independent 3
Farmer 2
Cabinet Maker 2
Rector 1
Shoe Maker 1
Soldier 66 Reg 1
Bar Maid 1
Clerk 1
Collar Maker 1
Female Servant 1
Servant 1
Spinner 1
Sawyer 1
Painter 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Rayer

Name Census Frequency
Mary Rayer 60
John Rayer 54
William Rayer 36
Elizabeth Rayer 34
Sarah Rayer 21
Thomas Rayer 19
Emma Rayer 17
James Rayer 17
Frederick Rayer 16
Samuel Rayer 15
Annie Rayer 14
Albert Rayer 13
George Rayer 12
Jane Rayer 12
Ann Rayer 11
Henry Rayer 11
Emily Rayer 10
Richard Rayer 10
Caroline Rayer 9
Charles Rayer 9
Eliza Rayer 9
Ada Rayer 8
Eleanor Rayer 8
Alice Rayer 7
Ellen Rayer 7

Rayer Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rayer 100% 705
2 Royer 80% 575
3 Ryer 80% 263

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The surname Rayer is the most popular version of all its varients

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