Rainforth is an English-language surname, a variation of the

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

Rainford Rainford is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England, north of St Helens. At the 2011 Census, the population was 7,779. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, the ear ...

from the village Rainford, Lancashire. Notable people with the surname include: *

Elizabeth Rainforth Elizabeth Rainforth (1814–1877), was a British soprano opera and concert singer, and music arranger of the 19th century. Biography Elizabeth Rainforth was born in November 1814. She was the daughter of Sampson Rainforth, a custom-house officer ...

(1814–1877), British opera singer and music arranger *

John Rainforth John Rainforth (born 10 December 1934) is a British bobsledder. He competed in the two-man and the four-man events at the 1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Ol ...

(born 1934), British bobsledder *

Janine Rainforth Janine Rainforth is a singer-songwriter who co-founded original post-punk band Maximum Joy. She returned to performing her solo music in 2014 and also formed an offshoot of Maximum Joy MXMJoY in 2016. Biography Rainforth was born in Somerset, ...

, British singer-songwriter

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{{surname, Rainforth English-language surnames English toponymic surnames

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