Posted By:	Chris Reaney
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	Subject:	Re: Meaning of surname
	Post Date:	April 03, 2004 at 18:15:00
	Message URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/reaney/messages/63.html
	Forum:	Reaney Family Genealogy Forum
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Coming from Sheffield, I was always told the surname was local to the West Riding, so it could well be Viking in origin. There is also an Irish version spelt Rainey.