# Rayner (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/rayner/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,036 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,222 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 76,498 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.7% (3,748 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rayner in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 77% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Rayner in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Rayner

- Louise Rayner, artist (1832-1924)
- Adam Rayner, British actor
- Isidor Rayner, American politician (1850-1912)

## Similar surnames

Raynor, Rainer, Riner, Ranieri, Raymer, Ramer, Rymer, Romero, Renner, Reimer, Reiner, Roemer.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.