Raiment Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Raiment Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Raymond' f; compare Garment for Garmond, Osment for Osmond.

Reimond de Luka, Close Rolls, 29 Henry III.

Richard fil. Reimund, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Raiment Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:2,532,63991,802
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Raiment Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Raymond' f; compare Garment for Garmond, Osment for Osmond.

Reimond de Luka, Close Rolls, 29 Henry III.

Richard fil. Reimund, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert fil. Reimund, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Philip Remond, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1582. Baptised — Margery, d. John Rayment, poulter: St. Mary Aldermary.

Among Drake's companions in the Golden Hind in 1580 was Gregory Raymon (World Encompassed, pp. 168-170). In the State Papers (Domestic) Elizabeth he is set down as Gregory Raymente; v. N. and Q., Sept. 3, 1887.

A curious Christian name is found in the following entry:

1717. Baptised — Bargeriljah, son of Bargeriljah Raymond: St. Antholin (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Doubtless a corruption of Raymond.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

An ancient Christian name-Raimundus. It was introduced at the Conquest, or soon after.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Teutonic.) From Rein, pure, and mund, mouth; pure mouth, one who abstains from wanton discourses. Raymund, German, quiet peace.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Raymond, like Garment from Garmund. Raymond is from the German ram-mund, a strong man.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Raiment Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Raiment Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Raiment has its highest incidence in England. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raiment? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Raiment live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 2,532,639. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Nottinghamshire, where 45 percent reside, Bedfordshire, where 18 percent reside and West Midlands, where 18 percent reside. Not including England Raiment is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Raiment Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raiment has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Raiment surname fell 44 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raimen9214/
Rament922/
Riment921/
Rayment864,433/
Ramente8631/
Raimeen8617/
Rasment862/
Raimend861/
Hraimen861/
Rajimen861/
Raement861/
Ramen833,156/
Rimen83356/
Raimn831/
Rasmente8053/
Rahmen77998/
Roimen77751/
Rasmen77409/
Raimin77320/
Riemen77296/
Raymen77245/
Rimmen77218/
Ramien77200/
Rameen77180/
Reimen77175/
Raemen77168/
Ramaen77138/
Rameng77129/
Rijmen77116/
Rismen7767/
Rammen7731/
Rement7713/
Ramoen7711/
Ramend777/
Rimeng775/
Reamen775/
Ramnth773/
Ryment772/
Rhamen772/
Raimem772/
Raaimn771/
Ramenn771/
Raumen771/
Ramesn771/
Ritmen771/
Ratmen771/
Rajmen771/
Rhimen770/
Ramn73581/
Rajimin71379/
Rimienė71375/
Rejment71305/
Reyment71154/
Reijmen7141/
Roimuen7127/
Rammien7119/
Rajmeen7118/
Rahamen7111/
Ruijmen7111/
Raiming7110/
Rehamen7110/
Raymend717/
Reismen715/
Raimina714/
Rhamaen714/
Remment713/
Rhasmen713/
Ruimeng713/
Reimenn713/
Rismeen712/
Rajamen712/
Rayimin712/
Ratmeen712/
Rasmeen712/
Raminte712/
Reamenn711/
Reasmen711/
Rehment711/
Reimehn711/
Ramengh711/
Rrahmen711/
Rzameen711/
Royment710/
Rathmen710/
Rammeng710/
Ramin6712,539/
Ramim675,279/
Remen671,868/
Rimin671,009/
Ramng67908/
Rahmn67800/
Rymen67345/
Rhamn67221/
Ramne67165/
Ramem6796/
Ramén6791/
Rimenova6717/
Ramenova6714/
Ramnd679/
Rimén679/
Reymendt679/
Rimne676/
Ramyn675/
Rymnt671/
Riomn671/
Rayhamen671/
Resmente671/
Ramën671/
Ramön671/
Ramėn671/
Ramnå671/
Rasmn671/
Ramnh671/
Ruimends671/
Rimem671/
Raasmeen671/

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Raiment Reference & Research

Raymond One-name Study - A profile of the Raymond surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Rayment FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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