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Rainford
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Ranford
Etymology
From en non rein boundary, en non roynir rowan or the en ang - personal name ang *Regna + ang ford ford.
Proper noun
~ s
en large village/and/cpar in the metbor/St Helens co/Merseyside cc/England OS grid ref SD4801. Parish map (Merseyside)
en habitational.
Derived terms
en Rainford Junction
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Rainford is the 27021st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 897 individuals. Rainford is most common among White (48.49%) and Black/African American (46.27%) individuals.
References
en surnames from Old Norse surnames from Old English