Rainford

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse rein (“boundary”), Old Norse roynir (“rowan”) or the Old English personal name *Regna + ford (“ford”).

Proper noun

Rainford (countable and uncountable, plural Rainfords)

  1. A large village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SD4801). [1]
  2. A habitational surname.

Derived terms

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

  1. ^ Parish map (Merseyside)
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