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- Rainer - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Rainer
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: Proto
Variant of Rayner, a patronymic surname from a medieval given name from Proto-Germanic *raginą (“counsel by the gods”) + *harjaz (“army”). Also borrowed from modern German.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
Popularity by Country
Rainer
Rank #9598
Frequency
3,107 people (1.15 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 73.45% Hispanic 1.35% Black 22.59% Asian/PI 0.45% Native Am. 0.71% Two+ 1.45%
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