Reynolds Surname

1,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Reynolds 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.

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Reynolds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States255,7611:1,417105
England49,1611:1,133116
Australia22,0361:1,225122
Canada13,3951:2,751340
Ireland6,1391:767132
Jamaica4,6731:614109
South Africa4,2511:12,7451,594
Wales3,8071:81377
New Zealand3,0941:1,464174
Scotland2,9721:1,801332
Northern Ireland1,2931:1,427303
Bolivia8701:12,2031,241
Spain5131:91,1357,631
Guyana4921:1,549270
Thailand4351:162,38725,985
Portugal3591:29,0201,851
Argentina3461:123,53610,431
Germany2821:285,48029,786
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Belize2521:1,411326
France2301:288,79444,266
Dominican Republic2231:46,7842,447
Japan2071:617,60516,055
Panama1541:25,4041,571
India1271:6,039,885141,381
Brazil1201:1,783,95357,833
Antigua and Barbuda1171:848145
Costa Rica1171:40,8551,029
Philippines1121:903,91381,715
Singapore1111:49,6191,908
Nigeria1061:1,671,15861,739
Netherlands1031:163,95324,033
Zimbabwe991:155,94219,667
Saint Lucia871:2,055352
Mexico841:1,477,69316,101
Switzerland841:97,77310,519
Chile831:212,2476,658
Russia821:1,757,598114,376
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Guernsey731:883146
Jersey731:1,359191
Isle of Man701:1,226195
Sweden641:153,85610,752
Malaysia571:517,44325,717
Denmark541:104,5329,834
Dominica541:1,405259
United States Virgin Islands521:2,123361
Cayman Islands501:1,278168
Ecuador481:331,3729,295
Trinidad and Tobago481:28,4162,997
Belgium461:249,92730,800
Norway411:125,42216,333
Iran401:1,919,56369,574
Uruguay401:85,7948,727
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
China371:36,954,6371,973
Israel341:251,69522,987
Ghana321:844,39711,469
Colombia301:1,592,46911,125
Liberia301:146,95110,677
Greece291:382,06251,720
Guam251:6,405908
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Solomon Islands251:23,2014,555
Hong Kong231:318,9343,111
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Barbados211:13,688897
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha211:27959
Austria201:425,77243,235
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
South Korea181:2,846,681560
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Hungary121:818,02342,199
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Finland111:499,70030,478
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Bahamas71:55,964829
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41:28,1651,050
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Montserrat31:1,649224
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Norfolk Island31:765177
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Angola21:13,494,60711,780
Egypt21:45,967,877132,655
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Macau21:300,8151,009
Rwanda21:5,682,4895,910
Sri Lanka21:10,404,28018,448
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4,9021:904152
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England23,2411:1,049112
Wales1,7451:89964
Scotland9281:4,034644
Guernsey191:1,719297
Jersey171:3,052493
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States48,4921:1,03681

Reynolds (6,091) may also be a first name.

Reynolds 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).

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

Reynold’s (Son), v. Reynold

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Counsellor” in Old Norman (Ragnaldr).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Descendant of Reginald or Regenweald (counsel, force).

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

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) Sincere or pure love from, Rhein, pure, and hold, the old English for love. It also may signify strong or firm hold.

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

See Reynold. Sir Joshua Reynolds, the great painter.

The Norman People (1874)

From the Old Norse, Rognvoldr; from the Swedish, Reinhold; from the Dutch, Reinold, Renuel; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.

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

Reynolds Last Name Facts

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

Reynolds (Marathi: रेनॉ, Russian: Рейнольдс) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reynolds? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,438th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 19,469 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Reynolds live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. Reynolds is also the 84,836th most common first name throughout the world, held by 6,091 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 255,761 people, or 1 in 1,417. In The United States Reynolds is mostly concentrated in: California, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 151 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Reynolds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Reynolds has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 527 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 125 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 218 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reynolds Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (85%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Reynolds last name are 13.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.48% registered with the political party.

The amount Reynolds earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.54% less than the national average, earning 316,539 kr per year; in Peru they earn 35.21% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,560 per year; in South Africa they earn 52.43% more than the national average, earning R 362,232 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.21% less than the national average, earning $20,384,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.12% less than the national average, earning $42,233 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.01% more than the national average, earning $52,174 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reynholds9458/
Rheynolds9410/
Reynoldss949/
Reyonolds949/
Reynollds944/
Reeynolds944/
Reynoldds944/
Rreynolds943/
Reyynolds943/
Reynnolds942/
Reynoulds941/
Reynoldsd941/
Reyenolds941/
Reynoilds941/
Reytnolds941/
Reyanolds940/
Reynoelds940/
Reyneolds940/
Reyunolds940/
Reynoolds940/
Reuynolds940/
Reynoldse940/
Reynold931,941/
Renolds93593/
Rynolds9359/
Raynolds88572/
Reyngold88240/
Reinolds88236/
Reynalds88170/
Renoylds8847/
Ryenolds8817/
Regnolds8814/
Reynoldz888/
Reunolds885/
Rhynolds885/
Renholds884/
Retnolds884/
Reyinold884/
Reynolts884/
Reanolds883/
Roynolds883/
Reynhold883/
Reynoldd882/
Renoolds882/
Rejnolds881/
Reynulds881/
Rrynolds881/
Resnolds881/
Renoulds881/
Reyenold880/
Reynoyld880/
Reynoold880/
Reynould880/
Rengolds880/
Reynnold880/
Reynolld880/
Rheynold880/
Rehnolds880/
Renold86752/
Rynold867/
Reynoldsová847/
Reinholds82306/
Reyngoldt8211/
Reyonalds829/
Reingolds829/
Reyngolts826/
Raynholds825/
Reiyngold821/
Reignolds820/
Reinold802,529/
Rhynold80410/
Renalds80215/
Raynold80212/
Reynald80192/
Regnold8046/
Renhold8034/
Renould8030/
Rengold8026/
Rynhold8014/
Ranolds806/
Roynold804/
Renoyld803/
Reanold802/
Rynalds801/
Rienold801/
Ryenold801/
Rehnold801/
Rejnold801/
Raenold801/
Ryngold801/
Rhenold800/
Renulds800/
Renolts800/
Ryhnold800/
Reynolz800/
Rinolds800/
Reyngouldt781/
Reinholdts781/
Ryneholdts780/
Reinhold7523,939/
Reingold751,216/
Rhynalds7584/
Rejnhold7557/
Rejinold7550/
Renholts7514/
Reynauld7513/
Reinalds7512/
Rainolds757/
Rienhold757/
Rayngold756/
Reinoldt756/
Reinohld756/
Raynalds755/
Reyngolt754/
Hrynhold754/
Rheinold753/
Riengold753/
Rayinold753/
Reihnold753/
Ruinolds752/
Rejngold752/
Rhengold751/
Rejanold751/
Reyinald751/
Raynhold751/
Reinnold751/
Rejenold751/
Reynholt751/
Rynholld751/
Reinoldz751/
Reynholz751/
Ryonalds750/
Reyonald750/
Ringolds750/
Raynoldz750/
Rannolds750/
Roynalds750/
Ranholds750/
Ruengold750/
Rhanolds750/
Rehnoldt750/
Rheynald750/
Reineold750/
Reanalds750/
Reignold750/
Rhienold750/
Reinholdt711,700/
Renald71790/
Rheingold71259/
Reinholdz71106/
Rheinhold7157/
Ranold7134/
Reingoldt7133/
Rinold7120/
Rejnholdt7117/
Reinnoldt7110/
Rynald715/
Hrynholts715/
Reinholtd714/
Renolt712/
Reinholcs712/
Reinholts711/
Reynauldt711/
Reignalds710/
Rienholdt710/
Rhienhold710/
Reggenold710/
Renauld672,271/
Ringold67933/
Regnald67318/
Rainold6795/
Raynald6783/
Reinolt6750/
Reinald6733/
Reynalt6732/
Reinoldová6728/
Roynald6722/
Rehnolt6720/
Rheinholdt6715/
Renholt6715/
Rengolt6712/
Renholz6711/
Rignold677/
Rinhold672/
Rajnold672/
Ranalds671/
Rangold671/
Rinalds671/
Reinoldova671/
Rhenald671/
Rhynald671/
Renoilt671/
Rannold670/
Remhold670/
Reinolz670/
Ruynolt670/

Reynolds Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reynolds in the Marathi language
रेनॉreno57.89
रेनॉलडसrenoladasa31.58
रेयनॉreyano10.53
Reynolds in the Russian language
Рейнольдсrejnolds-

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