Rainford

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Ranford

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).
2. A habitational surname.

Derived terms

• Rainford Junction

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rainford is the 27021^st 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.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rainford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.