How common is the surname Rain?

915 people in the United States had the surname Rain in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 337,427 Americans. It ranked 26,630th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Rain?

In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Rain identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Rain?

Taylor Rain, American pornographic actress, followed by Romi Rain.

Where is the surname Rain most common?

Wikidata records people named Rain in the United States.

Is the surname Rain getting more or less common?

More common. 871 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 915 in 2010, up 5.1%.

Is Rain also a first name?

Yes. Rain is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Rain

A surname, carried by 915 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R500 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rain is more common than 83.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 915 people named Rain in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 337,427 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 871.

#26,630

rank among US surnames

915

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #26,361)

Who is named Rain

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

75% of people named Rain identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 6.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Asian and Pacific Islander 8.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.5%
Two or more races 3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.0%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rains

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Taylor Rain
American pornographic actress, born 1981
Romi Rain
American porn actress, born 1988
Misty Rain
American pornographic actress, born 1969
Megan Rain
American pornographic actress, born 1996

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rain

Rain has the Soundex code R500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R500.

Questions

How common is the surname Rain?: 915 people in the United States had the surname Rain in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 337,427 Americans. It ranked 26,630th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rain?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Rain identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Rain?: Taylor Rain, American pornographic actress, followed by Romi Rain.
Where is the surname Rain most common?: Wikidata records people named Rain in the United States.
Is the surname Rain getting more or less common?: More common. 871 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 915 in 2010, up 5.1%.
Is Rain also a first name?: Yes. Rain is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.