Raynbird Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Raynbird Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Reynebaud.' A manifest corruption, and found in the district where Reynebaud or Reynebold was an early and familiar personal name (v. Rumball for instances). The corruption is, as usual, imitative.

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Raynbird Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
England271:2,063,63279,942
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315

Raynbird Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Reynebaud.' A manifest corruption, and found in the district where Reynebaud or Reynebold was an early and familiar personal name (v. Rumball for instances). The corruption is, as usual, imitative. My instances are decisive.

'Witnesses, Roger, sub-prior, Rainbird, the sacrist and William, the deacon,' temp. 12th cent., Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1483. Thomas Reynberd, of Thetford, Norfolk: ibid.

1549. Robert Raynbald, of Norwich: ibid.

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

= Rainbird, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Rambert, the inverse of Bertram.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Raynbird Last Name Facts

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

Raynbird is carried by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Raynbird? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,994,173rd most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name Raynbird is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Raynbird are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 1,052,731. In Canada it is most frequent in: Manitoba, where 89 percent live, Alberta, where 9 percent live and Ontario, where 3 percent live. Other than Canada this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent live and New Zealand, where 13 percent live.

Raynbird Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raynbird has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 142 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raynbird Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Raynbird earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.64% less than the national average, earning $40,920 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rainbird881,836/
Ranbir861,154/
Rainbirds821/
Ranbhir802/
Rambird800/
Reinbird7510/
Ranbhire754/
Rainberd751/
Ranvir713,590/
Rambir7175/
Ranber712/
Rambire67202/
Rambier67109/
Rambeir6746/
Rambhir6711/
Ranbert676/
Ranbeer675/
Rambair674/
Ramberd670/

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