The Raynaud surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 132 people carried this name — #129,047 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is up 22% from 108 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 9,258 people named Raynaud.
151 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 100 départements, most often Aude.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
126 people named Raynaud live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 36 people named Raynaud 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 Santa Fe.
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.
Who carried it
People named Raynaud,
with a public archive behind them.
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Théophile Raynaud 1583–1663 · philosopher -
Marcel Raynaud d. 2021
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Casimir Raynaud d. 1959
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Louis Raynaud, dit Blanchard 1789–1868 · politician
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Pierre Hippolyte Raynaud 1795–1876 · lawyer
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Paul de Soubeyran 1804–1874 · official
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Raynaud.
When the index is not enough
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