How common is the surname Reynold?

570 people in the United States had the surname Reynold in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 541,659 Americans. It ranked 38,754th of 162,253 surnames.

How do you pronounce Reynold?

Reynold is /ˈɹɛnəld/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Reynold getting more or less common?

Less common. 846 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 570 in 2010, down 33%.

Is Reynold also a first name?

Yes. Reynold 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.

The surname Reynold

A patronymic surname, carried by 570 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɹɛnəld/ 2 syllables Soundex R543 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reynold is more common than 76.1% of them.

Origin

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.

Reynold 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 570 people named Reynold in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 541,659 Americans. That is down 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 846.

#38,754

rank among US surnames

570

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-32.6%

change since 2000 (was #26,968)

Who is named Reynold

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

58% of people named Reynold identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 58%
Black (not Hispanic) 28%
Asian and Pacific Islander 6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Reynold

Reynold has the Soundex code R543, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R543.

Questions

Where does the surname Reynold come from?: 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.
How common is the surname Reynold?: 570 people in the United States had the surname Reynold in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 541,659 Americans. It ranked 38,754th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Reynold?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Reynold identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Reynold?: Reynold is /ˈɹɛnəld/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Reynold?: Reynold is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Reynold getting more or less common?: Less common. 846 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 570 in 2010, down 33%.
Is Reynold also a first name?: Yes. Reynold 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.