The Reynolds surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 200,247 people carried this name — #121 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,470 people counted. That is up 2% from 195,598 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Reynolds surname
A surname originating as a patronymic, derived from Reynold.
From Reynold + -s.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary — entry «Reynolds» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 113 births for the Reynolds name in 1890.
They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Connacht. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 5,000 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. One of them was indexed under another spelling of the name.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 375 people named Reynolds 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
90 people named Reynolds live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 81 people named Reynolds.
Most of them — 55 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Gironde.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
49 people named Reynolds have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 122 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Reynolds in American newspapers,
1880–1923.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,107,630 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Reynolds,
with a public archive behind them.
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Verne L. Reynolds d. 1959 · politician -
George Reynolds d. 1577 · politician
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Thomas Reynolds d. 1559 · Anglican priest
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John Reynolds d. 1890 · politician
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Nila Reynolds d. 1999 · historian
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George Reynolds d. 1577 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Reynolds.
- Reymann 259 · U.S. census
- Reymond 214 · U.S. census
- Reynaert 113 · U.S. census
- Reynard 1,050 · U.S. census
- Reynaud 817 · U.S. census
- Reynes 199 · U.S. census
- Rezzonico 156 · U.S. census
- Rhein 1,871 · U.S. census
- Rhode 3,523 · U.S. census
- Rhodes 90,670 · U.S. census
- Rhone 4,667 · U.S. census
- Riahi 285 · U.S. census
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