Raynor Surname

32,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Raynor Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Reyner' (v. Yonge). In Domesday Raynar, a common font-name in the 13th and 14th centuries, especially in Yorkshire and on the East Coast generally.

Reyner le Blake, Norfolk, 1273.

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Raynor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,8111:33,5274,191
England3,0471:18,2862,614
Australia6731:40,1125,183
Canada4031:91,42810,026
Jamaica3591:7,994925
Bermuda2061:31732
South Africa821:660,70448,422
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
Wales561:55,2605,065
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Scotland431:124,5077,876
Ireland421:112,1185,755
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Micronesia241:4,427583
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
France111:6,038,429280,838
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
China51:273,464,31313,838
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0641:11,8101,800
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9881:25,2613,121

Raynor (1,315) may also be a first name.

Raynor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Reyner' (v. Yonge). In Domesday Raynar, a common font-name in the 13th and 14th centuries, especially in Yorkshire and on the East Coast generally.

Reyner le Blake, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reyner distance, Norfolk, ibid.

Reyner Piggesflessh, Close Rolls, 13 Edward II.

Reyner, son of Reyner Fleming, temp. Edward II: Visitation of Yorks, 1563.

Anabilla Rayner, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Rayner, 1379: ibid.

1601. Edward Reyner, or Reinar, Yorkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1740. Married — John Rayner and Priscilla Elliot: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(Teutonic) Mighty or Godlike Army [Old Norse Ragnar = O.L.Ger. Reginheri = Anglo-Saxon Regenhere [v. under Rainbird, and + Old Norse -ar for -har, herr = Old English here = O.H.Ger. O.L.Ger. heri = Gothic harji-s, army] Regenhere (d. a.d. 617) was the name of a son of Rædwald, king of East Anglia.

Rainer-us is the common Domesday formerly Reyner and Rayner are 13th and 14th cent. forms.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Raines.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Descendant of Rayner (counsel, army).

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

An old personal name. Raynerus occurs as a Herefordshire tenant in capite in Domesday. Reyner and Fil' Reyner. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Danish.) Raner, a leader of the Danes, who invaded Britain; a pirate, a robber, a term given to a warrior.

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

The Rayners have characterised the East Anglian and adjacent counties for 600 years and more. At present they are to be found in Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, and Notts. In the 13th century the name occurred in the form of Reyner, and occasionally of Rayner, in Essex, Norfolk, Hunts, Lincolnshire, and also Oxfordshire (H. R.). The Halstead district is their present home in Essex. John Rayner held 50 acres of land in Stanway in the middle of last century (M.). John Rayner was mayor of Colchester in 1678 (C.). Several of the Norfolk clerics bore this name in the 14th and 15th centuries; Walter Rayner was a member of the Common Council of Norwich in 1687: Richard Rayner lived in Hevingham in the same county in the reign of Elizabeth (Blomefield's "Norfolk").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Raynor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raynor (Marathi: रेनॉर, Russian: Райнор) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raynor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 32,980th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 452,671 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Raynor reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Raynor is also the 216,782nd most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 1,315 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 10,811 people, or 1 in 33,527. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 31 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 58 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Raynor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Raynor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Raynor last name increased 544 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 148 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 509 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 391 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 210 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Raynor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Raynor surname is principally Catholic (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Raynor surname are 0.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.28% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Raynor earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 32.12% more than the national average, earning R 313,968 per year; in United States they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning $42,668 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.78% more than the national average, earning $51,062 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raynore9235/
Raynoir9218/
Raynord9211/
Rayanor924/
Ranor9175/
Rynor9149/
Raynoird8611/
Raynoire862/
Rayanord861/
Rajnor83497/
Reynor83180/
Rhanor8351/
Raynar8332/
Ranour8326/
Ratnor8324/
Ramnor8317/
Rynord8312/
Rainor837/
Ranore837/
Rangor834/
Raynur833/
Ranoor833/
Reanor832/
Roynor830/
Rhynor830/
Ragnor830/
Rasnor830/
Rahnor830/
Raynard772,391/
Reasnor7761/
Rannore7748/
Ratnour7741/
Rahnord7724/
Rajunor7719/
Rajnoor7718/
Reynoir7714/
Rayanar7714/
Rajanor7711/
Rijanor779/
Ramnoor776/
Rainord776/
Reynord775/
Rahanor774/
Rayanur772/
Rajenor771/
Raignor771/
Rhangor771/
Reynour771/
Raysnar771/
Raineor771/
Raisnor770/
Raingor770/
Ranar732,739/
Ranur73835/
Renor7391/
Rynar7377/
Rañor732/
Rinor730/
Rynur730/
Raynardt7155/
Reynoird7138/
Riyannor7111/
Rajanoor717/
Rainoird717/
Raasnoor714/
Rayannar714/
Raynhard714/
Rayanare714/
Rayanaur712/
Raynhart712/
Raamnoor711/
Rejanoor711/
Rayanuur711/
Reynourd711/
Rayengar711/
Reynhort711/
Ringor677,390/
Rangar672,138/
Renoir671,603/
Rynard67440/
Ranard67423/
Ragnar67395/
Rajnar67251/
Reynar67212/
Ranare6797/
Rainur6776/
Ranure6770/
Rasnur6757/
Ranaur6743/
Rainar6737/
Rannar6733/
Ranatr6729/
Reinor6727/
Rynart6724/
Renord6719/
Ratnar6717/
Rangur6713/
Rajnur6711/
Rengor6710/
Ranaar6710/
Ranart679/
Renour678/
Rynarz677/
Rasnar675/
Ranhar674/
Raynhardt673/
Regnor672/
Raunar672/
Rynaar671/
Ratnur671/
Ramnar671/
Ramnur671/
Risnor671/
Ritnor671/
Reanar671/
Ranarr671/
Renoyr671/
Renort671/
Ranhur671/
Rahnar671/
Rhenor671/
Rhanur671/
Hrenor671/
Ruinor670/
Raenar670/
Reenor670/
Rejnor670/
Rhinor670/
Rhynar670/
Rienor670/
Resnor670/
Reanur670/
Renuor670/

Raynor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raynor in the Marathi language
रेनॉरrenora66.67
रयनोरrayanora33.33
Raynor in the Russian language
Райнорrajnor-

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