Rainsford is an English-language

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

, a variation of the

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name,

Rainford Rainford is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England, north of St Helens, Merseyside, St Helens. At the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census, the population was 7,7 ...

from the village Rainford, Lancashire. Other variants include Raynsford, Rainforth, and Ranford. Notable people with the Rainsford surname variant include: *

Andrew Rainsford Wetmore Andrew Rainsford Wetmore (August 16, 1820 – March 7, 1892) was a New Brunswick politician, jurist, and a member of a prominent United Empire Loyalist family. Wetmore entered politics in 1865 with his election to the colonial legislature a ...

(1820–1892), New Brunswick politician and jurist *

Charles Rainsford General Charles Rainsford (3 February 1728 – 24 May 1809) was a British Army officer. Career He was the second son of alderman Francis Rainsford (died 1770) and his wife, Isabella and received his first education from a cleric friend of Fran ...

(1728–1809), British Army officer *

Ed Rainsford Edward Charles Rainsford (born 14 December 1984) is a Zimbabwean cricket commentator and former cricketer. He has played 39 One Day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals for Zimbabwe. His sister, Yvonne Rainsford is a Zimbabwean crick ...

(born 1984), Zimbabwean cricketer *

George Payne Rainsford James George Payne Rainsford James (9 August 1799 – 9 June 1860), was an English novelist and historical writer, the son of a physician in London. He was for many years British Consul at various places in the United States and on the Continent. ...

(1799–1860), English novelist and historical writer * George Rainsford (politician), Australian politician *

George Rainsford (actor) George Rainsford (born 31 July 1982) is a British actor, best known for his portrayal of Jimmy Wilson in the medical drama ''Call the Midwife'' and Ethan Hardy in ''Casualty'', for which he has been nominated for a Best Actor award in the 2017 ...

, English actor *

Harold Rainsford Stark Harold Raynsford Stark (November 12, 1880 – August 20, 1972) was an officer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II, who served as the 8th Chief of Naval Operations from August 1, 1939, to March 26, 1942. Early life a ...

(1880–1972), officer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II *

Jenny Rainsford Jenny Rainsford is an English actress. Early life Jenny Rainsford was born to Katharine McMahon and Martin Rainsford. A native of Watford, Rainsford was educated at Watford Grammar School for Girls. At age 17, Rainsford first acted, in ''Macbe ...

(1986–) English actress *

Jill Rainsford Jill Rainsford (January 31, 1905–July 5, 1994), born Marguerite Rainsford and known as Billy, was an American actress, songwriter, painter and writer. Biography Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was the second child of Henry and Julia Rainsfo ...

(1905–1994), actress, songwriter, painter and author *

Marcus Rainsford Captain Marcus Rainsford ( 1758 – 4 November 1817) was a British Army officer who fought in the Battle of Camden in 1780, during the American Revolutionary War. He published ''An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti'', London, in 18 ...

(c. 1758 – 1817) Officer in the British Army, serving in the Battle of Camden 1780, during the American Revolutionary War, and historical author *

Sir Mark Rainsford Sir Mark Rainsford (c. 1652 – November 1709) was an Irish Lord Mayor of Dublin and the owner of what was to later become the Guinness Brewery. Political career Sir Mark Rainsford was Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1700 to 1701. During his term ...

(c. 1652 – 1709), Irish Lord Mayor of Dublin and the original founder of the St James' Gate (Guinness) Brewery * Peter Rainsford Brady (1825–1902), American military officer, surveyor and politician *

Sarah Rainsford Sarah Elizabeth Rainsford is a BBC foreign correspondent who has reported from Russia, Ukraine, Spain, Turkey, Cuba, Afghanistan and Iraq while working for the BBC since 1999. Early life and education Rainsford attended secondary school in the ...

BBC foreign correspondent *

Rainey Qualley Rainsford Dubose Qualley ( ; born March 11, 1989) is an American actress and singer. A daughter of actress Andie MacDowell and the sister of actress Margaret Qualley, she made her acting debut in the 2012 film '' Mighty Fine''. She is best know ...

(born 1989), singer and actress, uses the name Rainsford while releasing and writing music Fictional characters * Sanger Rainsford, from Richard Connell's 1924 short story "

The Most Dangerous Game "The Most Dangerous Game", also published as "The Hounds of Zaroff", is a short story by Richard Connell, first published in ''Collier's'' on January 19, 1924, with illustrations by Wilmot Emerton Heitland. The story features a big-game hunter ...

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