Rainford
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Ranford
Etymology
From Old Norse rein (“boundary”), Old Norse roynir (“rowan”) or the Old English personal name Regna + ford (“ford”).
Proper noun
Rainford (countable and uncountable, plural Rainfords)
- A large village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SD4801).
- A habitational surname.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rainford is the 27021st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 897 individuals. Rainford is most common among White (48.49%) and Black/African American (46.27%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rainford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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