The Raymond surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 40,275 people carried this name — #857 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 7,330 people counted. That is up 6% from 38,158 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Raymond surname
A surname originating as a patronymic.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Raymond» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 8,060 people named Raymond.
181 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 102 départements, most often Gironde.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 6 births for the Raymond name in 1890.
Most were registered in Munster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 300 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
179 people named Raymond live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 124 people named Raymond live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 76 people named Raymond live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Namur.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
31 people named Raymond is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Raymond in American newspapers,
1906–1912.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,002,169 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Raymond,
with a public archive behind them.
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Oliver Raymond d. 1679 · politician
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Elias Raymond d. 1389 · Catholic priest
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Lew Raymond d. 1953 · boxing promoter
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Jean Raymond d. 1604 · Catholic priest
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Joan Raymond d. 2017
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Alfred Raymond d. 1871
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Raymond.
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