How common is the surname Rayner?

4,036 people in the United States had the surname Rayner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,498 Americans. It ranked 8,222nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rayner?

Louise Rayner, artist (1832-1924), followed by Adam Rayner.

Where is the surname Rayner most common?

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

Is the surname Rayner getting more or less common?

More common. 3,748 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,036 in 2010, up 7.7%.

The surname Rayner

A surname, carried by 4,036 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rayner is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,036 people named Rayner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,498 Americans. That is up 7.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,748.

#8,222

rank among US surnames

4,036

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+7.7%

change since 2000 (was #8,145)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,216	Ji	4,039	76,441
#8,217	Sheth	4,038	76,460
#8,220	Surber	4,037	76,479
#8,222	Fontanez	4,036	76,498
#8,225	Jahnke	4,035	76,517
#8,226	Bonin	4,034	76,536

Who is named Rayner

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

77% of people named Rayner identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rayners

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Louise Rayner
Artist (1832-1924)
Adam Rayner
British actor, born 1977
Isidor Rayner
American politician (1850-1912)

Notable Rayners come mostly from the United States (2) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rayner

Rayner has the Soundex code R560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R560.

Questions

How common is the surname Rayner?: 4,036 people in the United States had the surname Rayner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,498 Americans. It ranked 8,222nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rayner?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Rayner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rayner?: Louise Rayner, artist (1832-1924), followed by Adam Rayner.
Where is the surname Rayner most common?: Wikidata records people named Rayner in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Rayner getting more or less common?: More common. 3,748 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,036 in 2010, up 7.7%.