# Rey (surname)

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

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,074 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,403 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 38,239 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.9% (7,348 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Multiple origins; in most cases borrowed from Spanish Rey. Doublet of Roy.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rey 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) | 29% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 4.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Rey in Argentina, the United States, Belgium and Brazil.

## People named Rey

- Jean Rey, Belgian politician (1902–1983)
- Lucas Rey, Argentine field hockey player
- Matías Rey, Argentine field hockey player (1984-)
- Reynaldo Rey, American actor (1940-2015)
- Alvino Rey, American swing era musician (1908–2004)
- Alejandro Rey, Argentine-American actor and television director (1930-1987)
- Rodrigo Rey, Argentinian association football player
- Robert Rey, Brazilian-American plastic surgeon
- Jessica Rey, American actress and designer

## Similar surnames

Rea, Reh, Re, Rew, Reay, Ree, Ray, Rowe, Roy, Roe, Rao, Rau.

## 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.