How Many People Have the Last Name Rainey?
people had the surname Rainey in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 12,658 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+894 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Rainey (63.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 31.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Rainey ranks #1,149. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 65.7% to 63.2%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Rainey grew from 22,397 people in 2000 to 23,291 in 2010 (up 4%), and its rank fell from #1,462 to #1,545. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 8.3 to 7.9 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 22,397 | 23,291 |
| Rank | #1,462 | #1,545 |
| Per 100,000 people | 8.3 | 7.9 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Rainey
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Rainey: R500
👤 Rainey as a First Name
Rainey is a first name too: about 2,348 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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