How rare is the last name Rainwater?

6,835 people in the United States have the last name Rainwater, about 1 in 43,731. It ranks #4,978 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 2 others.

last name

RAINWATER

#4,978

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
6,835
About
1 in 43,731
This common or more
58.4%
Who bears it

Of the 6,835 people with the last name Rainwater, 78.7% reported their origin as White, 9% as two or more races and 5.2% as Black. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Rainwater

2 other last names also have 6,835 people.

#4,978 Rohde · 6,835#4,978 Thornhill · 6,835

Either side of Rainwater

#4,975 Palm · 6,842#4,977 Landaverde · 6,838#4,978 Rohde · 6,835#4,978 Thornhill · 6,835

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Rainwater, most common first.

#137,553 Rainwaters · 126

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