How common is the surname Rainwater?

7,111 people in the United States had the surname Rainwater in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,418 Americans. It ranked 4,949th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rainwater?

James Rainwater, American physicist, followed by Marvin Rainwater.

Where is the surname Rainwater most common?

Wikidata records people named Rainwater in the United States.

Is the surname Rainwater getting more or less common?

More common. 6,880 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,111 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname Rainwater

A surname, carried by 7,111 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex R536

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rainwater is more common than 96.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,111 people named Rainwater in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,418 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,880.

#4,949

rank among US surnames

7,111

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #4,710)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,940	Nation	7,125	43,333
#4,941	Rigsby	7,124	43,339
#4,942	Gooding	7,123	43,345
#4,944	Vandenberg	7,121	43,357
#4,945	Hogg	7,119	43,369
#4,947	Wilkie	7,116	43,388
#4,948	Wainwright	7,114	43,400

Who is named Rainwater

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

84% of people named Rainwater identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.2%
Two or more races 4.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rainwaters

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Rainwater
American physicist, 1917–1986
Marvin Rainwater
American country and rockabilly singer and songwriter (1925-2013)
Gregg Rainwater
American actor, born 1966

Questions

How common is the surname Rainwater?: 7,111 people in the United States had the surname Rainwater in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,418 Americans. It ranked 4,949th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rainwater?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Rainwater identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rainwater?: James Rainwater, American physicist, followed by Marvin Rainwater.
Where is the surname Rainwater most common?: Wikidata records people named Rainwater in the United States.
Is the surname Rainwater getting more or less common?: More common. 6,880 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,111 in 2010, up 3.4%.