The Rainville surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,236 people carried this name — #13,564 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 131,600 people counted. That is down 5% from 2,354 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 54 people named Rainville.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Meurthe-et-Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In print
Rainville in American newspapers,
1887–1930.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,351 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Rainville,
with a public archive behind them.
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Henri-Benjamin Rainville 1852–1937 · lawyer -
Joseph Hormisdas Rainville 1875–1942 · lawyer -
Martha Rainville 1958– · politician -
Frédéric Rainville d. 1779 · translator
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François Rainville 1771–1833 · politician
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Paul Rainville 1887–1952 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rainville.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Rainville is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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