The McReynolds surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,373 people carried this name — #4,795 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 40,000 people counted. That is down 1% from 7,424 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the McReynolds surname

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Raghnaill (“son of Reynold”), with the redundant patronymic suffix -s.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «McReynolds» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 9 births for the McReynolds name in 1890.

Most were registered in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 400 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Antrim.”

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born, 1890

Ulster 8
Munster 1

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In print

McReynolds in American newspapers,
1913–1914.

Newspaper page from The Hattiesburg News carrying the name McReynolds
The Hattiesburg News 1914-06-15
Newspaper page from The Daily Missoulian carrying the name McReynolds
The Daily Missoulian 1913-07-08
Newspaper page from The Daily Missoulian carrying the name McReynolds
The Daily Missoulian 1913-06-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 29,017 pages in all carry the name.

In print

McReynolds in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

728 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McReynolds. The most, 247, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 471
Queensland 141
Western Australia 40
Victoria 35
Tasmania 19
South Australia 16
ACT (Canberra) 3
Northern Territory 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McReynolds.

Who carried it

People named McReynolds,
with a public archive behind them.

  • James Clark McReynolds
    James Clark McReynolds 1862–1946 · university teacher
  • Sam D. McReynolds
    Sam D. McReynolds 1872–1939 · politician
  • David McReynolds 1929–2018 · activist
  • Thales McReynolds 1943–1988 · basketball player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named McReynolds,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States207 records

207 records of the McReynolds name in the United States
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 107
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 39
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 29
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 12
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 11
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record George Wayne McReynolds

    Born 1942; from Bristol, Tennessee. U.S. Army, photo and layout specialist; killed in action 1968 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jusanna McReynolds

    Arrived at New York in 1852 aboard the Queen of the West from Liverpool, aged 19; dressmaker. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Elwood McReynolds

    Born 1916 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1940 at Fort Knox; salesperson from Calloway County.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 207 records for McReynolds in the United States.

Counts: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain).

Australia31 records

31 records of the McReynolds name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 11
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 8
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 7
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 4
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record John McReynolds

    Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1854. Married 1854 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 22.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Margaret McReynolds

    Arrived in Victoria in 1859 aboard the Herald of the Morning, aged 25; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Hannah M. McReynolds

    Of Eaglehawk, Victoria; died 1974.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 31 records for McReynolds in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada7 records

7 records of the McReynolds name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Kenneth McReynolds

    Buried in 1976 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Andrew McReynolds

    Died 1921; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Willie Cross McReynolds

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 7 records for McReynolds in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the McReynolds name in New Zealand Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas Gilbert McReynolds

    Died 1994, aged 85; buried at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Zena Elma McReynolds

    Died 2001, aged 92; buried at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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