Rainey
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editReduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Raighne (“descendant of Raighne”), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Rognvaldr.
Proper noun
editRainey (plural Raineys)
- A surname from Irish.
- A female given name
- Rainey Qualley, b. 1989
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rainey is the 1545th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 23291 individuals. Rainey is most common among White (63.18%) and Black/African American (31.76%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rainey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.