The Rayer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 355 people carried this name — #57,372 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 833,300 people counted. That is down 8% from 386 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 728 people named Rayer.
15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 52 départements, most often Paris.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 69 people named Rayer live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rayer.
- 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
- Raye 1,625 · 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
- Raynaud 132 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Rayer is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.