# Raymond (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/raymond/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 40,275 |
| US rank (2010) | 857 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 7,666 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.5% (38,158 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹeɪ.mənd/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old French Raimund, from Frankish *Raginmund, from Proto-Germanic *Raginamunduz, composed of *raginą (“advice”) + *mundō (“protection”). Compare the first element in Reginald, Reynold, Ronald; the second element can be found in cognates Edmund, Sigmund, Osmond.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Raymond in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Raymond in the United States, the United Kingdom, Belgium and Austria.

## People named Raymond

- Eric S. Raymond, American programmer & open source advocate (1957-)
- Lisa Raymond, American tennis player
- Alex Raymond, American comic strip artist and creator of Flash Gordon (1909–1956)
- Roy Raymond, American businessman, founder of Victoria's Secret (1947-1993)
- Henry Jarvis Raymond, American journalist and politician (1820–1869)
- Gene Raymond, actor, singer, composer, producer, director
- Paula Raymond, American actress (1924-2003)
- Pete Raymond, American rower
- Jacques Raymond, Belgian singer
- Gary Raymond, British actor
- Janice Raymond, American writer and radical feminist
- Fred Raymond, Austrian composer (1900–1954)

and 7 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Raymundo, Raimondi, Ramanathan, Rimando.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.