About Rainford
The surname Rainford is of English origin and is derived from a combination of the Old English words "regen" meaning "rain" and "ford" meaning "a shallow place in a river or stream that can be crossed." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Rainford can be interpreted as "one who lived near or crossed a shallow place in a river during rainy weather." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearers of the name likely resided near such a river crossing.
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The surname Rainford is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Rainford based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Rainford is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Rainford in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Rainford using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.