# Reynard (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/reynard/  
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) | 1,050 |
| US rank (2010) | 24,012 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 294,043 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.6% (1,033 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹɛnə(ɹ)d/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Renard, from Old French Renart (Modern renard (“fox”)), influenced by Middle Dutch Reynaerd, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Raginaharduz, from *raginą (“decision, advice, counsel”) + *harduz (“hard, strong”). Compare German Reinhard, Old High German Reginhart (“strong in counsel”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Reynard 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) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Similar surnames

Renard, Reinhardt, Reinhart, Reinhard, Rinehart, Rhinehart, Reinert.

## 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.