Meaning and origin
Derived from the Gaelic name Ó Raghallaigh, Rainey is primarily of Irish origin.
Surname origins are rarely settled: one spelling can have several sources, and families often took a name for reasons nobody wrote down. Check it against the sources below before you rely on it.
#1,545
Rainey was the 1,545th most common surname in the 2010 US Census, with 23,291 people, about 7.5 in every 100,000.
Who carries it
Surnames like Rainey
Names it is linked with, then names with the same origin and a similar standing.
Check the sources
- Forebears: where Rainey is found around the world
- The Internet Surname Database: a second opinion on the origin
- US Census Bureau: the 2010 surname figures used here
For a name you are serious about, compare the dictionaries: Reaney and Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames; Hanks, Dictionary of American Family Names.