Rayburn Surname

44,017th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Rayburn Surname Definition:

See under RYBURN. William Rayburn, witness in Gullane, 1579 (Laing, 979), and John Reyburn, rebel in Kilchiven paroch, Kintyr, 1685 (Commons, p. 1).

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Rayburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,4091:31,7703,969
Canada2641:139,56714,363
England501:1,114,36153,243
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Israel131:658,28045,106
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
France31:22,140,907385,998
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland161:233,9518,207
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2031:41,7454,887

Rayburn (2,588) may also be a first name.

Rayburn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See under RYBURN. William Rayburn, witness in Gullane, 1579 (Laing, 979), and John Reyburn, rebel in Kilchiven paroch, Kintyr, 1685 (Commons, p. 1).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English, Scottish) One who came from Ripponden, early form, Ryburn (fierce stream), in Yorkshire; one who came from the old lands of Ryburn, in Ayrshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A stream in the parish of Eskdalemuir, co. Dumfries.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

Rayburn and its variant, Rabon, are English surnames, meaning 'roebuck stream'.

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Rayburn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rayburn (Russian: Райбурн) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rayburn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 44,017th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 617,327 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Rayburn reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 144,579th most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 2,588 people.

The last name Rayburn is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 11,409 people, or 1 in 31,770. In The United States Rayburn is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Rayburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rayburn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 948 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 714 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rayburn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rayburn surname are 20.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rayburn earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2% less than the national average, earning $42,288 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $47,762 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raybourn93548/
Rayburne9332/
Rayeburn938/
Rayburin932/
Raybuirn931/
Raburn921,484/
Ryburn921,244/
Raybourne88169/
Raeburn863,121/
Rayborn862,719/
Reyburn861,346/
Rhaburn86609/
Rabourn86516/
Reaburn86363/
Rasburn86151/
Raiburn86111/
Ryeburn8611/
Raburne8610/
Ratburn865/
Rahburn863/
Rzyburn861/
Rauburn861/
Royburn860/
Rathburn803,256/
Raibourn80129/
Rabourne8026/
Reyburne8013/
Rayboorn801/
Reybourn800/
Rasburne800/
Rachburn800/
Raborn771,753/
Reburn77599/
Ryborn775/
Ravurn771/
Raibourne7520/
Rathbourn757/
Rathburne752/
Rathburen750/
Rashbourn750/
Raiborn7177/
Reiburn7112/
Rathbourne7111/
Risburn712/
Rebourn711/
Reyborn711/
Raboren710/
Rehburn710/
Reaborn710/
Rauborn710/
Reburne710/
Rethburn671/
Rishburn671/
Rebourin671/
Richburn671/

Rayburn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rayburn in the Russian language
Райбурнrajburn-

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Rayburn Reference & Research

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