# Reynold (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/reynold/  
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) | 570 |
| US rank (2010) | 38,754 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 541,659 people |
| Change since 2000 | -32.6% (846 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹɛnəld/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Anglo-Norman Reinald, from Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz brought to England by Normans and partly merged with the earlier equivalent Ronald, from Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr. Doublet of Renault.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Reynold 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) | 58% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 6.5% |

## Similar surnames

Reynolds, Reinhold, Rinaldi, Rinaldo, Ronald, Romualdo, Renault.

## 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.