The Raye surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,625 people carried this name — #17,379 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 181,800 people counted. That is up 2% from 1,599 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 428 people named Raye.
19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 42 départements, most often Oise.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 40 people named Raye live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Raye,
with a public archive behind them.
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Carol Raye 1923–2022 · actor -
Susan Raye 1944– · singer -
Jimmy Raye II 1946– · head coach
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Kimberly Raye 1950– · novelist
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Collin Raye 1959– · singer
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Collin Raye 1960– · singer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Raye.
- Ravet 115 · U.S. census
- Ravey 198 · U.S. census
- Ravi 1,385 · U.S. census
- Ravin 381 · U.S. census
- Ray 133,171 · U.S. census
- Raya 7,198 · U.S. census
- Rayer 355 · U.S. census
- Raymon 250 · U.S. census
- Raymond 40,275 · U.S. census
- Raymont 101 · U.S. census
- Raynal 194 · U.S. census
- Raynard 282 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Raye is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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