The Raynor surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,770 people carried this name — #4,563 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,000 people counted. That is up 3% from 7,520 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Raynor surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Reyner’.

An early record he cites: Anabilla Rayner, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

His entry covers Rayner, Raynor and Reyner.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 639 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

72 families named Raynor, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 384 people lived in those households, 5.3 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 16 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

New York 43
Pennsylvania 10
North Carolina 7
Maryland 5
South Carolina 5
Massachusetts 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 258 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Raynor in American newspapers,
1862–1906.

Newspaper page from The Republican carrying the name Raynor
The Republican 1890-12-26
Newspaper page from Gallipolis Journal carrying the name Raynor
Gallipolis Journal 1862-01-23
Newspaper page from The Democratic Advocate carrying the name Raynor
The Democratic Advocate 1906-06-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Raynor in Australian newspapers,
1810s–2000s.

15,605 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Raynor. The most, 2,819, date from the 1930s. 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 Tasmania, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 5,268
Victoria 3,304
Queensland 2,284
Western Australia 1,910
Tasmania 1,622
South Australia 1,121
ACT (Canberra) 64
Northern Territory 13

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

Who carried it

People named Raynor,
with a public archive behind them.

  • George Raynor 1665– · pirate
  • Jonathan Raynor 1681–1741
  • William Raynor 1795–1860 · military personnel
  • William Raynor 1795–1860 · military personnel
  • James A. Raynor 1828–1885
  • Anna Cole Raynor 1854–1935

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Raynor,
in the records of 7 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 States1,351 records

1,351 records of the Raynor name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 639
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 249
  • Other U.S. records 463
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Earl S. Raynor

    Born 1918 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1943 at Philadelphia; construction worker from Philadelphia County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1965, buried at Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey.

    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 James Daniel Raynor

    Born 1946; from Empire, Alabama. U.S. Marine Corps, machinegunner; killed in action 1968 in Quang Nam, 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 Emma Raynor

    Arrived at New York in 1857 aboard the Benjamin Adams from Liverpool, aged 15; waitress. From England.

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

Showing 3 of 1,351 records for Raynor in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). 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).

Australia428 records

428 records of the Raynor name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 232
  • Tasmanian Names Index 110
  • Other Australian records 86
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Thomas Raynor

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the York, arriving 1831; ticket of leave 1844.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Isabella Raynor

    Arrived in Victoria in 1886 aboard the Gulf of Venice, aged 26; English.

    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 Noel Wilfred Raynor

    Retired of W Brunswick, Victoria; died 1972.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 428 records for Raynor in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (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).

Canada35 records

35 records of the Raynor name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 14
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 9
  • Other Canadian records 12
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Gerald Lee Raynor

    Buried in 1965 at Mount Hermon Cemetery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, aged 18.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Henry Raynor

    Died 1924 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  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 Charles Edward Raynor

    Died in service in 1918.

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

Showing 3 of 35 records for Raynor in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom18 records

18 records of the Raynor name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 17
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas Raynor

    Buried in 1812 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 56.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record S. Raynor

    King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record D. P. Raynor

    York and Lancaster Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 18 records for Raynor in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand6 records

6 records of the Raynor name in New Zealand
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 5
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Annie Raynor

    Buried in 1896 at Shortland Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 55.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record J. Raynor

    New Zealand Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Eleanor Raynor

    Buried in 1880 at Buffalo Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 46.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Raynor in New Zealand.

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Netherlands4 records

4 records of the Raynor name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Percy Edwin Raynor

    Died 1918 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 34.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Reginald William Raynor

    Died 1970 in Tilburg; born 1922 in Shifnal, England.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Reginald William Raynor

    Died 1970 in Tilburg.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Raynor in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France2 records

2 records of the Raynor name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record John Stephen Raynor

    Born 1919 in Great Britain; died 1996 in Agen (Lot-et-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Amanda Mary Alice Raynor

    Born 1958 in Harare (Zimbabwe); died 2001 in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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