The Rayburn surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,532 people carried this name — #4,152 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 34,600 people counted. That is up 1% from 8,438 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Rayburn surname

Scottish habitational surname, from Raeburn, a place in the Scottish Borders name from Scots rae (“roebuck”) + burn (“stream”).

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

In print

Rayburn in American newspapers,
1900–1919.

Newspaper page from The Daily Ardmoreite carrying the name Rayburn
The Daily Ardmoreite 1919-10-04
Newspaper page from The Holly Chieftain carrying the name Rayburn
The Holly Chieftain 1900-08-31
Newspaper page from The Point Pleasant Register carrying the name Rayburn
The Point Pleasant Register 1909-09-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,485 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Rayburn in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

2,169 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Rayburn. The most, 1,059, date from the 1940s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 581
Victoria 503
Queensland 500
Western Australia 218
South Australia 162
Tasmania 141
ACT (Canberra) 55
Northern Territory 4

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

Who carried it

People named Rayburn,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sam Rayburn
    Sam Rayburn 1882–1961 · lawyer
  • Gene Rayburn
    Gene Rayburn 1917–1999 · actor
  • Jim Rayburn 1909–1970
  • Virgil Rayburn 1910–1991 · American football player
  • Sixty Rayburn 1916–2008 · politician
  • John Rayburn 1928–1997 · conductor

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Rayburn,
in the records of 3 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 States434 records

434 records of the Rayburn name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 279
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 95
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 22
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 13
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 12
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harvey Rayburn

    Born 1919 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Sam Houston; farm hand from Hidalgo County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1967, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Stephen Louis Rayburn

    Born 1953; from Yuba City, California. U.S. Army, construction equipment repairer; died in an accident 1972 in Gia Dinh, South Vietnam.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1853 aboard the Fidelia from Liverpool, aged 18; dressmaker. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 434 records for Rayburn in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); 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).

Australia6 records

6 records of the Rayburn name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Rayburn

    Gentleman of Edithvale, Victoria; died 1956.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 John Rayburn

    Arrived in Victoria in 1921 aboard the Hororata, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mary Ann Rayburn

    Married 1852 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 24.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Rayburn in Australia.

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

Canada5 records

5 records of the Rayburn name in Canada City of Calgary cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Cecil Harold Rayburn

    Buried in 1997 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 80.

    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 Arletta Della Rayburn

    Buried in 1981 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 92.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Kenneth Harold Rayburn

    Buried in 1970 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 30.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Rayburn in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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