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    The surname Reynard

    A patronymic surname, carried by 1,050 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɹɛnə(ɹ)d/ 2 syllables Soundex R563

    Reynard: #24,012 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Reynard #24,012, 1,050 people Reynard: #24,012 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Reynard #24,012, 1,050 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reynard is more common than 85.2% of them.

    Origin

    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”).

    Reynard is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,050 people named Reynard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 294,043 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,033.

    #24,012
    rank among US surnames
    1,050
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.6%
    change since 2000 (was #23,087)

    Who is named Reynard

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    82% of people named Reynard identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 82%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 13%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Reynard

    Reynard has the Soundex code R563, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R563.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Reynard come from?
    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…
    How common is the surname Reynard?
    1,050 people in the United States had the surname Reynard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 294,043 Americans. It ranked 24,012th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Reynard?
    In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Reynard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Reynard?
    Reynard is /ˈɹɛnə(ɹ)d/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Reynard?
    Reynard is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Reynard getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,033 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,050 in 2010, up 1.6%.
    Is Reynard also a first name?
    Yes. Reynard is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.