Reynard Surname
Approximately 5,029 people bear this surname
Reynard Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Reynold,' i.e. Reginald. the French Regnauld and Renaud. One of the most popular font-names of the surname period; v. Reginald and Renaud.
John Reynold, Cambridgeshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameReynard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,536 | 1:235,976 | 22,647 |
| France | 1,281 | 1:51,852 | 6,815 |
| England | 881 | 1:63,244 | 7,420 |
| Switzerland | 541 | 1:15,181 | 2,500 |
| Canada | 269 | 1:136,972 | 14,140 |
| South Africa | 199 | 1:272,250 | 27,005 |
| Argentina | 77 | 1:555,109 | 40,132 |
| Australia | 48 | 1:562,410 | 41,290 |
| New Zealand | 37 | 1:122,387 | 15,192 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:191,208 | 10,357 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Belize | 6 | 1:59,246 | 2,743 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 481 | 1:50,676 | 6,161 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 196 | 1:256,218 | 21,129 |
Reynard (3,418) may also be a first name.
Reynard Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Reynold,' i.e. Reginald. the French Regnauld and Renaud. One of the most popular font-names of the surname period; v. Reginald and Renaud.
John Reynold, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Roger fil. Reynald, Oxfordshire, ibid.
William fil. Reynaud, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Rainaldus fil. Willelmi, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Ricardus Raynoldson, 1379: ibid.
Reginald, or Reynold Reading, 1560: Register of the University of Oxford.
1617. Robert Reyghnoldes and Jane Watts: Marriage Lic. (London).
V. Renard.
From Rainhold, a Teutonic personal name of great antiquity. Several tenants in chief in Domesd. are called Rainaldus.-Reynell, Reynard, Reynardson, Rennals, with perhaps Renn, Rainey, Rennie, Renny, and Rennison, are modifications and diminutives.
(Saxon.) Sincere or pure love from, Rhein, pure, and hold, the old English for love. It also may signify strong or firm hold.
Reynolds. —Its area of distribution is confined, for the most part, to the central part of England extending to the eastern counties between the Wash and the Thames. It is rare or absent in the south coast counties, excluding Cornwall, and excepting a scanty representation in Lancashire it does not occur north of a line drawn from the Humber to the Mersey. Shropshire, Norfolk, Wilts, and Cornwall are its principal homes. This name takes its origin from Rainhold, a Teutonic personal name of great antiquity. As Reynala it was well represented in the reign of Edward I. in Oxfordshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk (Hundred Rolls), in which last two counties the name is still established.
Reynard Demographics
Reynard Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Reynard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Reynard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Reynard (Marathi: रेनाडर्, Russian: Рейнард) occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Reynard? popularity and diffusion
The surname Reynard is the 94,700th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,449,104 people. Reynard occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Reynard are found; 36 percent are found in Western Europe and 36 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 121,746th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 3,418 people.
This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,536 people, or 1 in 235,976. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 13 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and Virginia, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in France, where 25 percent live and England, where 18 percent live.
Reynard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Reynard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Reynard last name expanded 784 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Reynard Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (60%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Reynard last name are 19.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.03% registered with the party.
The amount Reynard earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 10.6% less than the national average, earning R 212,460 per year; in United States they earn 5.03% more than the national average, earning $45,319 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.55% more than the national average, earning $50,451 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Reynard Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Reynard in the Marathi language | ||
| रेनाडर् | renadar | - |
| Reynard in the Russian language | ||
| Рейнард | rejnard | - |
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