Last Name RAINS

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Meaning	The son of Reine, from French Reine (Queen). Also, 'the son of Rayne,' seemingly a nickname of Reyner or Reynold, common in North England, where Reyner was extremely popular. Alos, local, 'of Rennes.'

Origin	English, Jewish, Native American

Rank	2,842 (2000 US census)	2,900 (1990 US census)

Count	11,575 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

92.99%, or 10764 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
1.91%, or 221 total occurrences, as black,
0.54%, or 63 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
1.17%, or 135 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.29%, or 149 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.11%, or 244 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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