Rainier
See also: rainier
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French Rainier.
Proper noun
Rainier (countable and uncountable, plural Rainiers)
- A surname from French.
- A city in Columbia County, Oregon, United States.
- A city in Thurston County, Washington, United States.
- A hamlet in Newell County, Alberta, Canada.
Derived terms
- Mount Rainier
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rainier is the 35395th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 636 individuals. Rainier is most common among White (90.57%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rainier”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- Raineri, Ranieri